Recent content by Phaedra

The poet's wife I cut them back as the overall structure isn't robust, and most of the flowers are now in a vase. The fragrance is pretty elegant.

Today's (a local holiday) offering in the cafe Blueberry cheesecake I picked some larger fruits from my beloved wild strawberry bed to make decoration Paired with Matcha Latte Made some cinnamon rolls, and the first group of customer (6 young hikers) finished them in no time. :lol: When the...

Just made something lovely today - a Focaccia with only 5 ingredients: flour, water, salt, dried parsley, and mozzarella cheese—plus our sourdough starter, which is nothing more than flour and water given time and care. A little dip of extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar brings it all...

Well well, let's disclose who is the lucky new resident! One of the online nurseries I like has end of season offer for 60% discount, so I finally got 6 clumps of Agapanthus 'Black Buddhist'. So, this hole is dug by Bobo, and I used the soil dug out by moles to fill the gaps, then it rains to...

Such a lovely Crimson Plum color under morning sunlight~ The front yard and the water feature are doing well, especially after two-day rain. Plants are happy, I will say. To make very fresh salad And the rain came again, so I cut some peonies, especially those fully blossom ones, too heavy...

Great! I didn't realize how useful a trimmer can be until these two years and can't live without it now. We bought many devices and batteries from a same brand, pretty handy. Especially during rainy days, trimmers can work well while mowers can't. DH got a heavy duty one, and I got a...

Aren't they just too lovely? Low maintenance, drought tolerant, rodent free, come back every year, and the rhizome just keeps growing.

These two days, I worked in this small pathway to the main garden. I never really paid attention to this pathway since we move in. It was taken as a place for the trash bins, ladder, pallets, and plants to die down. DH was responsible for this pathway, but it's a meaningless chore for him. What...

Thank you, the garden is a lifelong classroom and so much fun!

Flowers are doing great this year, too - now is the time for Iris and Lupine. Rose, Delphiniuim, Yarrow, Shasta Daisy, Daylily, Sweet William, Chamomile, and Valerian are doing the last preparation. Absolutely gorgeous Roses are about to blossom, too. Elderberry (white), the dark red...

Young fruit trees in the main garden are bearing fruits nicely this year. Pears Currants propagated from cuttings, finally bearing fruits Peach, finally Gooseberry propagated from cuttings also starts producing more pears (my love) Honeyberry, finally, I didn't know it needs two plants...

This left side of front yard, time to evolve. It belongs to our neighbor, but she said I can handle that (like previous owners). Earlier last month, I have already transformed the right half into a VIP table for the cafe customers (of course, also ourselves). This corner receives sunlight...

trimming and trimming

So far, my favorite Peony variety 'Pastelegance' :love

Bobo dug a hole so I can plant something else....XD