Seems like spring offers a gardener a lot of excuses. Not only is there a long list of things to be done in our own gardens, for master gardeners, there's a flood of teachable moments in a community under the influence of spring fever. A surprisingly cool day, the first rain we've received in nearly 7 months, and Carol's Garden Bloggers Bloom Day gave me more excuses - simply to be still and focus on the details at home that make my heart smile. These 'Bling Bling' zinnias and 'Music Box' kneehigh sunflowers are grown from Renee's Garden seeds. This is the first year I've intentionally planted a "cutting garden" at the back of my vegetable bed. Usually I grow sunflowers there for the Great Sunflower Project (a bee counting program), but these were selfishly planted just for me, me, me. This is a terrible picture of a native butterfly bush. It was started from a cutting snipped in San Antonio. 'Peter's Purple' mona...
If you're particularly interested in rainwater harvesting, see these posts: "900 and Counting" on 4/28/08, "First Crop" on 4/10/08, "Ongoing Saga of the Rain Tank" on 3/2/08, and "The Debate" on 2/7/08. Vermiculture was covered 8/12/08. Pond construction was covered in "The Heart of Our Garden" on January 22, 2008.