Month: September 2017

Photo-derived botanical art series

Here’s the whole series I’ve worked up over the past few days.

Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa (French Tarragon)

Parsley

Sisyrinchium bellum, Blue-Eyed Grass

A California native.

Sempervivum

I think this is some sort of Sempervivum (like Hens and Chicks).

Papaver glaucum, Tulip Poppy

Compost Tea

Old-school gardeners like me often brewed up a sort of compost tea by dumping a heap of whatever compost they had in a bucket of water and then…

Intro to mints: Mojito mint, Vietnamese mint, Peppermint, Spearmint

I like growing mint. For one thing, it’s easy. For another, many varieties are available, some of which you would otherwise be hard pressed to find. Here we…

First Fall Flat

I’ve started a batch of fall crop seeds. I’ll be growing these in a small greenhouse. I’ve abandoned, at least for now, the plug system I was trying…

Mantis

This gentleman, who was lurking in the garden the other day, is a praying mantis. Specifically, he is, I think, a European Mantis, Mantis religiosa. This is an…