Garden

I am very pleased with my newly planted clematis vine. After just two weeks it has already started blooming and crawling all over the trellis. The bright pink flowers make it seem almost tropic in the garden – a feat in this cold, foggy weather.

It’s amazing what a few plants can do! I’m in the midst of transforming the somewhat barren patio into a shade garden extraordinaire. I loaded up on red and green hostas, ferns, impatiens, lettuce and kale at Sloat Gardens on Saturday. Enough for two packed planters – to be thinned as things spread – and…

The sidewalk garden at Fly Trap is exactly what I have in mind for my patio. Lush planters filled with flowers, succulents and edible greens. I need to get to a nursery as soon as Rob is back with the car!