View from my balcony door at 4 pm today. You glow, girl. (I’m sure this flamboyant orange-haired beauty of a sedge is female.)
Archive for October, 2007
Glowing sedge
Posted in Autumn, Photography on October 29, 2007 | 4 Comments »
An autumn garden inspired by fellow bloggers
Posted in Creativity Challenge, Fun stuff, Photography, Plant combos on October 23, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Creative projects — I’m enthusiastic about beginnings and middles, but less energetic, focused or punctual about endings. That’s why I signed up for Magpie Girl’s Creativity Challenge. I’m about 90% finished my Autumn garden and think I will be able to meet the Challenge’s November 1st deadline. I’ve posted some of the plant creations on Flickr and will be adding more photos [...]
Blog Action Day — Praise for Trees
Posted in Blog Action Day on October 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Some of you who read my blog may also read Anchors & Masts, but in case not, I want to link to Tess’s powerful, moving and beautiful post for Blog Action Day. Please take 3 minutes out of you busy day to view it. (I bet you won’t be able to watch it just once.)
A tapesty of vermillion, pomegranite, russet, amber & yellow-green
Posted in Seasonal changes on October 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Fiery Virginia Creeper (10 October 2007, Vancouver, BC)
If you have a very large balcony railing and want some spectacular fall colour, you may want to try growing Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) along it. A few cautions: (1) it grows rapidly (2) its tendrils, if not confined to the railing, trellis or other support structure, [...]
Inspiration for an autumn container
Posted in Inspiration, Plant combos, ~ Other master gardeners ~ on October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Gayla features a striking combination of edible and inedible plants on You Grow Girl.
