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Spring Blooms 2017

Spring blooms have arrived! It’s always good to have documentation for education and inspiration. I’ll be adding pictures of blooms I come across in my gardens and other natural settings throughout the season.

Herb Garden

Poppy 'Afghan Pink & White' (Papaver hybridum) and Waverly Sage (Salvia ‘Waverly’) in the background.

February 28-March 8th: Stages of a Poppy 'Afghan Pink & White' (Papaver hybridum) blossom.

March 14: Flax (Linum usitatissimum), one of my favorite useful plants. Herb Garden.

March 15: Origami Rose and White Columbine (Aquilegia x hybrida ‘Rose and White’), top left; Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), top right; Jasmine White Tobacco (Nicotiana alata), bottom left; Spanish Lavender (Lavandula stoechas), bottom right.

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Grapevine Committee Beautification Project

Last Saturday morning, my husband, Jared, and I helped to cut back the vigorous Vitis californica ‘Roger’s Red’ grapevine on the community garden fence (more info on the grape, click here). The outside perimeter of the garden was planted with drought tolerant and native plantings a few years back. The grapevine became unruly (as shown in the top picture) and inhibited the view into the garden. Our job was to do a hard cut back to the main trunk, where we chose a few branches that will be trained to neatly run along the top and bottom of the fence. It felt good to be part of a local community project. I look forward to any upcoming Grapevine Committee events.

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These #bees are loving the #fennel #flowers. #barbecue #picnic #AltadenaCommunityGarden #thedirtonorganicgardening #pollination #pollinators (at Altadena Community Garden)