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Baby Birds
I was doing a bit of gardening in the Tunitas Creek canyon, about to remove a large escalonia shrub – and found these little babes! Sorry for such raw footage – but I’m a dirt gardener, not a film maker people!
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SATC 2… ehhh, better than poison oak, not better than a truck load of salvia.
So. Ok. I’ve been there. The cult-like agenda of having “the gurls” over to watch Sex and the City every time either : A. an episode aired B. someone got dumped by their rat-bastard boyfriend C. someone was about to dump their rat-bastard boyfriend So, of course I went to [...]
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The Latest…
Ok… hmmmmm, where to begin. Let’s start with… I found a little blue egg, freshly laid on my lawn sunday afternoon… coincidentally right after I got home from visiting my sister who had just given birth to the most gorgeous baby girl ever! I thought it fitting for what the [...]
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Setting Up Roots
I’ve just moved into a fabulous new house in HMB. My sister is giving birth… pretty much right now. And work has exploded….. better posts to come shortly! Kisses, Jenn
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BFF with Honey Bees!
It’s been long standing that I am besties with honey bees. This is unlike my sister some people who freak the fuck out when ever honey bees buzz around. So, in an effort to over come any fear you may have with our flying farmers, here are a few tips [...]
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Forward Foliage
This could quite possibly be the most gorgeous cabbage in the world. I found her growing in my client, Janet’s garden, and fell in love immediately. It’s hard when you fall in love with things that are not people, since most of the time, you are the one having to [...]
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I Heart Echeveria
This little picture is of my echeveria in full bloom. I love how the little flowers dangle into the perfect drop… and the color is incredible. My apologies for the picture… if it wasn’t so shitty small you would be able to see the fabulous coral coloring. As it is, [...]
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Akebia
Akebia quinata is a fabulous vine. It grows similar to a honeysuckle, but without the fragrance. It has lovely little chocolate flowers that cluster in bells at the top of the new growth. It’s perfect for growing and mixing with clematis or roses. You can find this at most nurseries [...]
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Yo Mama!!!!!!!!
One of my favorite org’s Sustainable Harvest is offering a great Mother’s Day gift… For yo Mama and another person’s Mama!! “When you give a Gift of Hope, we send your recipient a beautiful, specially-designed notecard, and your support provides farming families in Central America with the tools and training [...]
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Love my Buddha
I’ve had a pot by my front door for about a year and a half now. When I first moved to this house, I planted it with a fabulous little daphne, some nepeta and I think a couple annuals. Well, everything has filled in nicely – except growing towards the [...]
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