A Gardener's Notebook

In The Garden…May 20, 2016: Harvesting Potatoes  In this episode: Getting the overdue potatoes out of the ground in onto our table Garden and flower photography products available from http://DouglasEWelch.com/buy   Music: “Hustle” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) More on potatoes from Amazon.com:   Help Support A Gardener’ Notebook! Buy Garden and flower photography products available from http://DouglasEWelch.com/buy Use […]

Container Garden Update 42: Propagating Prickly Pear (Opuntia)   In this episode: I collected some Opuntia (Prickly Pear) from a neighbor the other day and after letting them dry a few days, I got them into pots to grow roots.     Buy my garden photography on a variety of products directly from RedBubble     Help […]

Embrace Your Space: Planting Our New Monrovia Plant Additions Into Garden   In this episode: Today we get our new acquisitions settled into the garden — including astilbe, heliotrope and hot lips sage! Visit Monrovia Plants at http://DouglasEWelch.com/embrace For more information on these plants, visit… Bridal Veil® Astilbe – Plant Choice #1 for Embrace Your Space with […]

Getting our new #MonroviaPlants into the ground as part of their “Embrace Your Space” program   In this episode: Some quick Snapchats in the garden as we get our new Monrovia Plants into the ground as part of their “Embrace Your Space” program.  Visit Monrovia Plants at http://DouglasEWelch.com/embrace*  Full “In The Garden” episode coming soon Garden […]

In The Garden…May 11, 2016: Installing Grape Trellis Wires In this episode: Installing wire trellis lines for our new grape and blackberry plants Garden and flower photography products available from http://DouglasEWelch.com/buy   Music: “Hustle” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Buy my garden photography on a variety of products directly from RedBubble   Help Support A Gardener’ Notebook! Buy […]

A Gardener’s Notebook is happy to once again partner with Monrovia Plants as part of their “Embrace Your Space” program. We get $30 in credit to purchase Monrovia Plants and try them out right here in our own garden. Embrace Your Space with Monrovia Plants   “Embrace Your Space” is all about making the best […]

In the garden…with Snapchat today In this episode: A look at some cactus flowers and what’s happening in the greenhouse Garden and flower photography products available from http://DouglasEWelch.com/buy Follow me on Snapchat at LostinLACA Buy my garden photography on a variety of products directly from RedBubble   Help Support A Gardener’ Notebook! Buy Garden and flower photography […]

Bee on nandina flowers in the garden this afternoon  In this episode: A short video of a bee on nandina flowers in the garden this afternoon  Garden and flower photography products available from http://DouglasEWelch.com/buy       Buy my garden photography on a variety of products directly from RedBubble   Help Support A Gardener’ Notebook! Buy Garden […]

In The Garden…April 16, 2016: Seedings go into their pots – Spinach, Greens and Lettuce In this episode: Spinach, greens, and basil seedlings are pricked out and moved into bigger pots Garden and flower photography products available from http://DouglasEWelch.com/buy   Music: “Hustle” by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com) Buy my garden photography on a variety of products directly from […]

It was possible to hear the low level hum and buzz of the thousands of bees swarming over my locust tree this morning. They were feeding on the clusters of tiny flowers covering every branch.I have never seen this many bees on the tree in the past. Perhaps there is some combination of large bloom, […]