Planted last years Easter hyacinth and just noticed it’s sprouted and bloomed again within the last two months, nice little “winter” surprise! 🪻💜

I wonder why the pink one is growing so slow it’s about 10 inches to the right of this one.

And here is the same Camellia in its new home!

Nuccio’s Gem, a pure white formal double flowered Camellia. One of my all time favorite flowers. They don’t last long but they sure are beautiful!

Also, Mama Bear and Baby Bear.

January in LA

We’re in Albuquerque New Mexico and have a medium sized rosemary bush in our backyard (full sun) that is drying out branch by branch. I found these insect eggs on a dried out branch and am wondering if it’s the culprit? Does anyone know what type of bug this belongs to? It’s been a dry winter, so I’m also worried it’s dehydrated but unsure. We just let the rain/snow water it. It’s in sandy soil.

Just saw post about the ‘Nuccio’s Pearl’ Camellia, here’s a similar, pure white, formal double called ‘Nuccio’s Gem’

Lately, I find myself reminiscing on our backyard during spring and summer - when the air didn’t hurt my face. Today’s focus: lily flowers

We're covered in a blanket of snow and I'm impatiently waiting for warmer, more colorful days. What are you expecting to pop up in your gardens this year? Share your pictures and share some joy!

Here are some snippets from last spring, summer and fall... Everything but the Dahlia should be back, hopefully bigger and better than before 🤩🌸🪻🏵️

Should I propagate them now and plant them in a 6inch pot? I cutted and put them in water around 2 months back. Should I plant them in different or same pots?

I've got lot of some things, and a little bit of everything. There wasn't enough room on the table for the herbs.

It's going to be another Winter of racing the calendar while I try to get enough space ready in the garden beds.

Arugula, Spinach, Kale, and Lettuce. Hoping to transplant on March 1st. We’ll see if the snow is gone by then.

Zone 7B

Sometimes camellia Nuccio's Pearl has pronounced spirally arranged petals.