Last 48 Hours Of Wind

 Today I picked up #9 limb from the

neighbors' tree that fell into our yard.

I also had to mow to pickup all the 

evergreen sprigs that came down.

Let's just say the north lawn and 

flower beds were just covered!

I'll have to vac the beds our again.

The limb came down into the Wisteria

that was trimmed a few days prior.

Thankfully no damage!

The above photos were taken mid

wind storm before the highest wind

hit.

6/32025

This morning I picked up the mess and 

found more branches and sticks to pickup.

Zoom in and see the mess!  All three beds are

covered.

6/10/2025

Again the evergreen sprigs are all over the north

garden area.  I have now raked this area 4 times 

due to what is falling.   Then again mowing to pick

up all that is in the grass.

6/21/2025

Still falling!

First Request----What Blooms When

 Let's start this with, it all depend on

'Climate Change!'  We have seen several

changes in what is blooming and when.  We

have seen blooms start as yearly as Dec.

with El Nina and it depends on if our

Winter is harsh or not.

December-January

Spring crocus

Hellebores

February-March

Candy Tuff

Dutch Irises

Phlox

mini Irises

anemones/ winds flowers

primroses

Early Rhodie

Snowball Tree

Daffodils

Tulips

ajuga 

Pieris

April-May

 

Tradescantia

Blue bells

Bleeding Hearts

Eppie Cactus

Wisteria

Lilacs

Azaleas

Aquilegia/Columbines

Clematis

Poppies

Beard Irises

Siberian Iris

Dutch Iris

Roses

Dianthus

Snowball Tree

Lilies

Oxalis

Red hot pokers

CA Poppy

Calla Lilies White

Campanula

Foxglove

Strawberries

Fuchsia

Lavender

Lily of the valley

Hosta

Fringe Tree & Shrub

Chrysanthemum

Pieria

Bernina 

Oxalis

Walking Onion

Delphinium

Late Rhodie

Peony

Sea Thrift

Ice plant

Walking Onion

Delphinium

Sea Thrift

Oxalis 

June - July

Abutilon

Daylilies

Penstemon

Cardoon

Liatris

Lilies

Rose of Sharon

Hollyhocks

Hibiscus-Tropical

Dahlia

Foxgloves

Corsica Mint

Chocolate Mint

Brugmansia

  

August - September

October- November

 

Will work on this when I have time

but here is the start.

Wanting Feedback!

A few days ago Microsoft wanted feed

back so I told them to stop the spam!

3/302025  1:16 PM  the attempts to 

access my account stopped according

to my account information.  But the 

spamming of my email escalated, again.

Those just take a few clicks to report

and block.  

Now, it's Google's turn!  For those of 

you that are here to spam and raise my

numbers, are you really helping?  NO!!

Sorry it's not about the numbers here, it's 

about sharing information and the passion

for the plants I grow.  When I started my

blog there was very little information out there.  

Your raising my counts are just that, why?

Not important or I'd be getting paid for it.

6/4/2025

Got another feedback request.

When is Microsoft and Google going to 

use the tools to stop the spamming?  They

can track these folks and ya know they are

using both Microsoft and Google to do so.

Ya know if you take their rights to use your

programs this all would put a damper in their 

illegal use of your programs!

Bee Kind!

 

Starting The Spring Bloomer Cut Back.

 It was a nice evening to start cutting

back some of the spring bloomers and 

clean out the beds!  One corner is 

completed.  

Happy Memorial Day!

 

Thank you for your service!

People, People, People!!!

 This past week we had a couple folks

just drop by, no appt.!  Walked pass the

no trespassing signs, I guess it's time to 

turn on the alarms?

The first guy wanted to know if we wanted

landscaping or help?  I let my husband deal

with him as I was just shaking my head.  

You look at our yard and think we need

landscaping or help?  NO!  To me that 

was an insult or was he just fishing?

Last night there were two guys looking

to wash our windows.  Nice guys so I

took time with them and the one kid 

kept asking if I sell plants/flowers? I 

asked, do I look like I need my windows 

cleaned?  Do I look like I need a new 

roof or gutters?  As well as we keep 

our property up??   If you want to talk

garden, plants or whatever, make an 

appointment.  These are our private gardens.  

Again I'm a hybridizer so what you 

see is what has been created, you won't 

find a lot of this in retail shops. Our yard

is 35+ years of work and didn't happen

over night.  We are a test garden and yes,

you can find is on the web.  We have a 

working garden and test for other hybridizers.

We watched the cameras as they left 

and they didn't stop at our neighbors.   

Make an appointment! 

Or should I be asking where you live

and come visit you without making 

an appointment???  Or just maybe I 

should start charging for my time?

Sorry, I just shake my head!  Folks 

that know me know I work hard and 

love to educate folks.  

Make an appointment!!

6/26/2025

NO Appointment!! Walked past the

2 No Trespassing signs besides our

karma 'Happy Toes' Garden sign that 

reads make an appointment!  These are

our private gardens.

What is with folks these days?  Again

today a person shows up trying to sell

us extermination, I watch him go into 

the yard and all I could say is did you see

any bugs while you were in my yard?

Come on, you state you are an 

environmentalist.    It got to the point

I asked him to leave, not once but 3 times.

Again did you see any bugs in our yard??