Stan510's Blog archive

Hottest day of the year 94F +

Actually its 93F (34C)right now at 1:57 pm. I would expect 94+ BY 4pm. Extremes...

Update on Growing stuff on Tree's..

Things have grown since spring,I have added..mostly plants the cats broke off of...

I took a slow drive around parts of town...

I debated whether to blog this or do one photo at a time...blog won. If I don't label...

Spreading what I have around...

I've been taking plants that combine being fast clumpers and being favorites of mine...

Cleaning out the plant rubbish.

I really wish I would get in the habit of taking photo's of the before so you could...

Watering right about now getting tedious...

As small as the yards are hand watering has always been the way. But with no rains...

Down go the Roses..

I cut them down. Every year its been the same problem..they need too much water AND-...

Anybody want to see California in August?

This is part of the near daily commute along Sunol Road. The nursery,the creek with...

The Drought survivors,and gophers.

The Avocado is on an empty lot next to my home. Over 20 years ago there used to be...

August and pruning away..

Wigandia..one of my holy grail plants for years that I lusted after? After many...

Phrases I have invented for California gardening.

Since we are not tropical and since we rely on irrigation to allow Cacti and Tree...

Removing water needy extra's.

I took down a large old Yellow Brugmansia since it was the second I have. One is...