Maybelline's Garden

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...

Santa Rosa Plum Bud Break - February 12, 2017 It's been a beautifully wet winter in California.  Some moan and whine.  I delight ...

Lavandula angustifolia "Hidcote Blue" Lavender does fairly well here in the Central San Joaquin Valley of California.  However...

Warren Pear The miniature espalier orchard was planted in the winter of 2008-2009 and has never produced any fruit.  Not even a blossom ...