Maybelline's Garden

Popcorn popping on the apricot tree! Spring is busting out all over the garden. The espalier trees are all performing better than expected....

I have hummingbirds year round. There are feeders outside my kitchen window (makes scrubbing pots a bit more interesting), on my patio, and ...

The radishes are breaking through. I think the peas will follow. Today started out with a gentle, soft rain. I enjoy this as much as possibl...

The cyclamen are in full bloom. Today is great. It's cool and rainy. The plants love it. Blossoms are popping. I dread the summer. By th...

I'm searching for garlic to plant. Garlic and onions are essential to my kitchen. Lately, I've found the produce section carrying ga...

The plum tree is the first of the six espalier fruits trees to bloom. I suspect that the first to bloom will be the first to bare fruit. I...

Two of the four citrus trees are in the ground! The Navel Orange and the Grapefruit trees were planted this weekend before the wind, rain,...

Let the planting begin. Today was a bright sunny day. Perfect for working in the garden. Two of the four raised beds are now planted with a ...

The weather finally changed to cold and rainy. With that, I dance between the raindrops or just come inside. Today, my Red Lion Amaryllis i...

Holy Cow! Can we please have winter a little bit longer? Yesterday, that rodent saw his shadow in Punksatony . I thought that meant that the...