First Bloom of Spring

First Bloom

The first bloom of Spring is here! It's a purple grape hyacinth. Hurray!

Burpee's Tall Mix Snapdragon Seedlings

Burpee's Tall Mix Snapdragons

My snapdragon seedlings are starting to come up. They need to be thinned and turned in the window they are in. It is the Burpee's tall mix. There are also a few hollyhock seedlings planted in the tray.

Xeroscape Garden in Winter

Xeroscape Garden in Winter

This is a picture of our xeroscape garden this past Winter. It will be uncovered soon!

Vegetable Garden Area Preview

This is the area I am going to plant our vegetable garden. I need to take out the grass and compost it soon!

Heirloom Tomato Seedlings Tray 1

I planted the following heirloom tomato seedlings in tray 1:

Heirloom Tomato Seedlings

Stupice - 52 day until yield, small reds from Czechoslovakia.
Black Krim - 75 day until yield, larger, black in color.

Cherry tomatoes:
Black Cherry
Blondkopfchen
Koralik
Yellow Pear
Red Fig

The rest of the tray is California Poppy seedlings.

High Voltage Rose

High Voltage Rose

High Voltage is a strikingly yellow, disease resistant shrub rose.

Heritage Rose

Heritage Rose

The Heritage Rose was introduce by David Austin in 1984. It has a nice fragrance and old fashioned globular blooms in a nice peachy pink color. The blooms are short lived, but the plant blooms from May to August.