The winter is finally showing signs of being over and things are warming up here in Virginia. I love this time of year – seeing little green things peeking up out of the dirt. I got my trees out of their winter beds, their buds…
Spent some time in the backyard with my plants today. I’ve got a few I’m kind of excited about – Joe Pye Weed and this Tall Coreopsis. Joe Pye Weed is named after a Native American herbalist known in New England for helping the settlers…
In late 2020 I bought 10, 2-year old Alberta Spruce seedlings from Virginia Department of Forestry for about $3 per tree. I put them in some cheap pots and just let them grow. Here are 5 of them. Just pulled out of their winter beds.…
I’ve taken a lot of pictures of my little Bonsai trees over the years but Ive done a terrible job of trying to keep them organized so I can’t really go back and see the progress. I spent an hour this morning digging through my…