Welcome to my Gardening Blog.

In October of 2012 I moved from Anaheim CA to the Mojave Desert. So the older posts will reflect my gardening before the move, and my newer ones are after the move. Now that I have a huge yard and sandy soil (the opposite of what I had in Anaheim), I have to learn how to adapt.

Thursday, February 16, 2006

volunteers

We've had a bit of a heat wave so I took advantage of it today to dig up some volunteers in my garden. I had 2 palm trees to relocate. I couldn't dig one of them up because I didn't want to damage the gourd vines. So today I got that one potted and stuck it in the front yard. Then I dug out another one growing flush with a brick wall. I couldn't save it, but I had no where to put it anyway. I'll probably give the potted one away to the first person who says, "I sure wish I had a palm tree."
When I was scooping potting soil into the pot, I found 3 giant white grubby insects. Although they'd probably be considered a delicacy to an Aborigine, I put them in the dumbster as quick as I could. I have a feeling there are more in the potting soil, so I'm strickly sticking to using a trowel to scoop with.
I also found more snails behind the plants I relocated. Escargot anyone?

My Rose List

The Rose List
As I lay in bed thinking and trying to sleep last night, I started thinking about the rose list. The rose list is a list of the favorite roses I've planted over the years and had to leave behind when I moved or relationships ended. I like to dream about one day having a big yard and room to plant all the roses on the list and then some. And to live there long enough to enjoy them fully.



Harry Wheatcroft http://www.vanmeuwen.com/plants/plant/67541

Bewitched http://www.growquest.com/hybrid%20T%20bewitched.htm

Black Magic http://www.justourpictures.com/roses/blackmagic.html

Paradise http://www.justourpictures.com/roses/paradise.html

Our Lady of Guadalupe http://www.justourpictures.com/roses/ourladyofguadalupe.html

Tiffany and Cecile Brunner http://www.justourpictures.com/roses/tiffany_cecilebrunner.html

Intrigue http://www.justourpictures.com/roses/intrigue.html

Wild Blue Yonder http://www.jacksonandperkins.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/productlink.d2w/r...

Purple Tiger http://www.jacksonandperkins.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?superitem=21...



Roses I already own:

Candystripe http://www.pbase.com/hjsteed/image/37091684

St. Patrick's Day http://www.merrygro.com/shop/plants/detail.ws?id=48&utm_source=google&u...

Sterling Silver (Although I now believe its a cross because it is a lot more hardy than the ones I had as a child, but since I got it at a swap meet, I'll never know it's true parents, but I'm guessing at least one of them was Sterling Silver) http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lawhern.org/Photos/2005-May%2...

I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but that's a good list for starters.