2021-02-02

Calliandra replaces Encelia

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 I replaced a perfectly good Encelia farinosa (Brittlebush, Incienso) that had never flowered as prolifically as I wanted with Calliandra er...

Purchases at Theodore Payne

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 On 11/12/2020 I purchased the following native plants at Theodore Payne Aquilegia formosa 4" - three @ $12.75 that are now share space...

1.37” rain

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1/29/2021 1.37" Date Recorded Amount (in.) Cumulative 11/7/2020 0.24 0.24 12/28/2020 1.7 1.94 1/25/2021 0.24 2.18 1/29/2021 1.37 3.55 ...
2020-04-14

Almost 16" of rain this year!

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An incredible week of rain gave us nearly 2-1/2 inches in one day bringing the rainfall total to 15.93". That's a substantial amou...
2020-04-09

0.40" of rain on 8 Apr. More on the way

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Our rainfall total is up to 13.12" as of Wednesday the 8th.  That's quite a nice amount for us. Rain continues this week - it's...
2020-04-02

Engagement and being a citizen

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As I write this, (April 2, 2020) we are in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, which seems like to disrupt the normal course of our l...
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2020-03-24

Storm drops about 1" of rain; season total now 12.31"

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There's been a lot of news on my feed about continued drought in California, including the area that I live in (Coastal Los Angeles). H...
2020-03-18

Rainfall total 11.16"

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I hope you are well Just the basics, today as with so many previous days. I'm maintaining the South Coast CNPS web site these days t...
2020-02-21

Spa!

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Earlier this year we took delivery of a pre-owned spa. I built a pad of crushed rock (roadbed) for it to sit on at one end of the garden. ...
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2020-02-10

0.16" rain; 9.42" rain for the seaon, so far

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Sunday brought 0.16" rain split between the AM and Sunday night / Monday morning. Date Amount(in.) Cumulative 11/20/2019 0.53 0.5...
2020-02-08

Garden engineering: Trellis and gate

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I label garden projects and thoughts about garden projects as "garden design". Sometimes, it's enough to take a picture to v...
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2020-02-03

wild Gladiolus? No.

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When we asked we were told this beautiful plant was a "wild Gladiolus". Perhaps they have naturalized in Sissinghurst, which is w...
2020-01-24

Rain 0.28"

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1/17/2020 0.28" We're now at 9.26" for the season, which is not a cause for panic or for joy. As of today, the 10 day fore...
2020-01-22

Malva propagation

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I waited for the easy time of year to make cuttings, soak, coat in Root Tone (use your preferred brand of rooting hormone) and place in smal...