Winter gardening means trimming dried perennials and raking leaves. That is…until my neighbor gave me an amaryllis bulb kit. Delightful! (The kit includes one bulb, glass jar and growing medium.)
Jan 6 (Ephiphany)
June 2019: Woo! Hoo! In this photo…blurry, baby kiwis!
Baby kiwis
Apparently, I focused on the the one top-left of center. Three in this photo!
It has taken two years for this perennial plant to mature and bear fruit. Also, we have had significant rain fall this season. The vines have grown over ten feet long. Hopefully, the vines will meet the arbor between the house and garden shed…may not be this year. (I would have planted if closer, if I had understood how it grew.)
May 2018: Last year’s great expectations deflated. Here we “grow” again! Our perennial kiwi vine has a strong start for this season. It is front and center in the photo below with four vines. So far, the longest one is over three feet long.
May 2017: Yesterday, we were pleasantly surprised to find potted “Hardy Kiwi” for $12 at Cox’s Plant Farm. I thought kiwi grew on trees like apples or cherries. It is a vine that prefers a trellis to support perhaps 100 fruit. We’ll let you know how we did.
http://ediblelandscaping.com/careguide/Kiwi/
Yard
Kitchen
Compost bins
Composting is both a dirty job and “Black gold” to enrich vegetable garden….this season’s yield…200 pounds!
For eighteen years, I have used a three step process to mitigate the slime and smell of kitchen waste. This year I added a fourth step.
All gardening starts with dirt. Yes, it is less expensive and messy to buy compost by the bag at garden centers. Homemade is better.
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Our very cold late spring in central Indiana stunted blooms on our flowering trees. However, the rains that followed supported the best season ever for our hostas.
May 2018: Last year’s great expectations deflated. Here we “grow” again! Our perennial kiwi vine has a strong start for this season. It is front and center in the photo below with four vines. So far, the longest one is over three feet long.
May 2017: Yesterday, we were pleasantly surprised to find potted “Hardy Kiwi” for $12 at Cox’s Plant Farm. I thought kiwi grew on trees like apples or cherries. It is a vine that prefers a trellis to support perhaps 100 fruit. We’ll let you know how we did.
http://ediblelandscaping.com/careguide/Kiwi/
With all the interest in the sun and the total solar eclipse today…let’s balance the chatter with photos of what is blooming in Elfcroft’s Moon Garden.
I love the ideas in this Houzz article on Moongates. Enjoy!
Oak Leaf Hydrangea
http://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/flowers-and-plants/flowers/create-a-moon-garden
Campanula, EH Frost
http://www.perennials.com/plants/campanula-poscharskyana-eh-frost.html
Iris, tulip and peony blooms have come and gone.
The most beautiful examples of “dispersion” (I can think of) are the stunning Chihuly glass sculptures displayed through out public gardens. These photos were taken in Dallas in 2012.
For more examples of “dispersion” of art in the garden:
Yesterday, we were pleasantly surprised to find potted “Hardy Kiwi” for $12 at Cox’s Plant Farm. I thought kiwi grew on trees like apples or cherries. It is a vine that prefers a trellis to support perhaps 100 fruit. We’ll let you know how we did.
http://ediblelandscaping.com/careguide/Kiwi/
