Friends at Larrapin Leigh on 30 May 2010
Archive for the tag 'spring'
Out In The Garden Leigh on 10 May 2010
Saving Kale Seed
Up in the old garden site some of my favorite “Ragged Jack” kale that was planted last fall is blooming and going to seed. Since that was the only variety of kale I grew last fall, I figured the seed would be pretty pure and let it keep going. I’ve never tried to save seed [...]
Friends at Larrapin Leigh on 02 May 2010
It’s a bird…no, it’s a…
I was walking by one of the many birdhouses at Larrapin when I saw a little face poking out of the door. But wait, that’s no bird:
For a split second I was startled it might be a snake. But a second look revealed the unusual resident is a tree frog. He’s one of the wonderful [...]
Out In The Garden Leigh on 30 Apr 2010
Spring Blooms of the Unknown Rose
It’s been a slow week for me at Larrapin with my energy low from allergies. How un-funny for a gardener to be so allergic to pollen which the last couple of weeks is in a thick yellow sheet on cars, porch railings, etc. A bright spot this week has been rose, an old climber I [...]
