Maybelline's Garden

 Early in 2020, some new bareroot fruit trees replaced some failing trees. The Old Blenheim apricot was replaced with an O’Henry peach. An o...

Red Flam Grapes - 2019 The best/most productive crop in the garden for 2019 has been the Red Flame grapes. The quantity & quality ha...

Cinderella Pumpkin 2018 Cinderella pumpkins were nurtured from seeds sown during Memorial Day weekend 2018.  Young plants thrived well e...

Tomato Bed 2018 Getting ready for summertime usually starts with getting the tomatoes situated.  In the past, I have been too ambitious ...

Lilac (Allen) Lilac (Helen)  Both varieties of lilacs are blooming.  Helen hasn't bloomed in years.  She was relocated in the fa...

Blue Wisteria petals falling with the rain. The recent bounty of wonderful rain was terrific.  The garden is washed.  The soil is soft. ...

Santa Rosa Plum Bud Break February 18, 2018 I've been away from blogging for sometime.  The process of blogging takes focus and ...

Thornless Boysenberry - Berry White This year looks to be an excellent year for most everything in the garden.  Thornless Boysenberries ...

Scabiosa Columbaria (Pincushion Flower) - Butterfly Blue A flowerbed in the front yard needs some umph.  It's adjacent to a hot s...

Spanish Lavender Spring has arrived along with garden tasks to get ready for summer.  Winter crops like broccoli have been cl...