Asides

bulbs, drought tolerant, months 01-03: winter, months 10-12: fall, urban deer

Looking Forward to Sunshine

Aside 12/26/2012 svseekins 2 Comments

The west coast winter officially begins with the passing of the longest night.

grape hyacinth leaves starts up in December — photo by SVSeekins

Now I look forward to sunshine & new growth. Really it has started already. The tiny leaves of grape hyacinth poke above the ground in the late fall, but I don’t expect to any blooms until April or May…

In the meantime they look so fresh & green & juicy, it’s just too tempting for the deer to leave alone! I suppose we all enjoy a holiday treat. 🙂

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garden visits, months 04-06: spring, projects

Nix the Lawn

Aside 07/03/2012 svseekins Leave a comment

The lush green symmetry of a well-tended lawn is something I can appreciate. But I can’t be bothered fussing with it myself.

Just down the road our neighbors have a teeny tiny front yard. They chose something other than the classic square of grass. There’s something artistic about it that really appeals to me.