Tag: Planting Native Plants

  • Glad to have “Mudded In”

    Glad to have “Mudded In”

    I’ve spent the last few mornings watering plants in the midst of this all-time record heatwave in our region. When I planted these trees, shrubs, and ferns back in March and April, I took the extra time and effort to mud them in and, where possible, create basins around them to hold water. I’m glad…

  • An Activity to Celebrate the Summer Solstice

    An Activity to Celebrate the Summer Solstice

    I’m thinking of a nice outdoor activity to celebrate tomorrow’s summer solstice — deciding on the trees I’m going to plant in late Fall.

  • Transplanting a Native Trailing Blackberry

    Transplanting a Native Trailing Blackberry

    Today, a small Trailing Blackberry was the only native plant growing in a place where I wanted to put a new compost heap, so I decided to move it to another location. It’s a little early to start transplanting since we are still in the transitional period between the dry season and the wet season.…