Spring is springing! In a month it will be officially spring! The cherry, prunes, and pluots are all in agreement it's happening soon. In anticipation of spring, I planted 2 bare root trees, a dwarf peach and a persimmon.
Spring has officially arrived, and I am ready for gardening! I always get excited to see my seeds sprout and I enjoy giving them the tender loving care they need to establish resilient roots for later planting.
On the corner of my property sits a mature Aloe arborescens, commonly known as a Candelabra Aloe, or Torch Aloe.[1] Aloe arborescens is a species of flowering succulent perennial plants belonging to the genus Aloe, (yes the same one as Aloe vera!) and is a South African native.
When is a rose not a rose? When it is the Lenten Rose. Technically it is Helleborus x hybridus. The cup-shaped, nodding flower is thought to resemble a rose. It earned the rest of its name from when it blooms late winter until late spring, surrounding the season of Lent.
My friend Ann invited me to go with her to the scion exchange in Santa Rosa. The Redwood Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) put together the annual event. I've heard about this event for many years but this was the first time I've attended.
