Tuscan Rose

Austin Roses

bees in the peach tree

there is going to be a lot of peaches this year

Snow Queen tropical peach

turtle crossing

spotted this pretty girl next to my driveway

She was laying eggs and covering them when I happened to walk by.

This mama turtle didn't pick the best spot to lay her eggs and I will have to keep a close eye out for baby turtles in a couple of months when using my driveway. Maybe even have to put out a turtle crossing sign for everyone else who comes to visit.

 

yum

there was an odd hard to use space by the patio and garage that I decided to plant with black raspberries this past fall

it turned out to be an excellent idea

the raspberries are just starting to rippen

I had plans to make jellies and pies but it looks like they may never make their way into the house

Dog and I eat them as fast as I can pick them

happy friday

found rose

first blooms on a rose started from a cutting
I think it may be a seven sisters climber

sun tea

Ceylon tea
mint
lemon
cardamom

flagstone path

The flagstone path is finished.
A big project as it wraps around the house and goes down a couple of the flower beds.
Now the fun part can start, more planting and moving of plants, the good stuff.

The roses are waking up nicely from their winter rest and the winter veggies are at their peak.

owl with succulents

endings and beginnings

Meyer Lemon Marmalade



Next year, I need to make 10 times the amount that I canned this season.


The last of the Camellias
Camellia Tricolor

The beginning of rose season
Gemini rose

progress

March 4, 2013

spending my time making new rose and flower beds
the flagstone path is getting closer to being finished
one more small section to complete

Feb 3, 2012
sometimes, I don't think I am making any progress but a quick look back at older pictures tells me that I am
even Ralph the Dog is happy now that he has a little grassy area to run without so many obstacles and minus one very mean agave

July 1, 2011
roses in pots waiting for their flower bed
I had to remove the zip line from the tree house before I could start
there was quite a bit of clean up before anything could be planted

July 15, 2011

you can't tell from the picture above but there was half a boat, a motor and 28 sheets of plywood behind the tree with the tree house
and other stuff I want to block from my memory
mind numbing clean up
loads of rotting wood
a mountain of brick was pulled out of the yard
tons of broken concrete

August 1, 2011
I keep a garden journal and it is one of my favorite types of journals
The first of every month, I take several pictures of the yard and house
it's fun to look back over the years.

love knot

a weather delay put a temporary hault to working on the flagstone path, my back is happy for the rain

Currently blooming

Monsieur Tillier

Tropical Peach

my favorite rose
it is a found rose started from a cutting that I have never been able to identify

cheery sunny faces


a group of succulents with a twisty tied rusty piece of found iron that looks like a love knot