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Happy Holidays Ya'll!!!
Forgive me, my ardent readers, for not posting in ever so long! The gardening has had to take a backseat to baking, shopping, knitting, and merry-making ... but it is never far from my mind. Sometimes I get jealous of the winter 'fallow time' cold climate gardeners have, when your gardens are put to bed and you can safely turn your attention to other things for a while. I can't do that, because my garden grows and grows and grows. Check out the passionflower that opened just this morning!
The most magical thing happened just now. A huge flock of what looked and sounded like 300 wild finches descended on my garden and flitted around from tree to shrub to grass to plant for about half an hour. They were so tiny and cute - and so full of winter food that they were almost perfectly round. I'd never seen anything like it ... I wouldn't have been surprised if they suddenly started helping a fairy godmother dress me for a ball. I didn't want to scare them away by taking a picture, so you'll just have to imagine a garden full of tiny colorful birds and an awestruck gardener.
Hi Ivette: I have been a fan of yours since the "Germinators" article came out in the Garden Design magazine a few years ago. Where do you get your plants? I find that the major chains have very little varieties to choose from, plus the quality is poor. I am interested in planting a "Mediterrean" type garden of succulents and other drought-tolerant plants. (I live in the Long Beach area, so LA isn't too far of a drive.)
Thanks, and Happy New Year.
julesschroom, wow! You make me feel so ... so almost famous! I'm glad to run into you here on dominomag.com - since we're old friends and everything!
Check out my next post - I'm answering your question there, so I can rant in style. Thank you so much for posting, you have truly made my day!