Daniel's Pacific NW Garden

Chinese Chives.  Compare established with 1 year old. Planted dwarf gladiolus today  Today "day off" from work.  Mostly h...

Each year we have a photo with the dogs in front of the blooming cherry tree. Ten years ago I thought the tree was on its last legs. Bette...

Tulips. Spring is nice.

By necessity the yard is in a state of benign neglect now. Fortunately I did a lot of pruning and clean up in previous weeks. Nice the fru...

The small narcissus are always first. I think that some were lost last year - I remember more. Still, great to see them blooming. The Aprium...

What's growing and blooming? Daffodils are about 4 inches tall. Many closed flower buds are present. Hyacinths, similar size. Rhubarb is...

Wednesday I noted that some peaches had fallen from this miniature tree. I picked them up, and more fell off. There were about 30 peaches....

Back from Vegas. Flowers blooming like crazy. Above, small irises, tulips, muscari around the cherry tree. Lilacs continue to bloom. Fragr...

Most of the tomato seeds have sprouted. Once cucumber has germinated. Still a few squash and a small number of tomato seedlings to go. Tulip...

Another rescued daffodil. I don't know the name of this one either. They are multiplying nicely among the strawberries. When the leavs g...

Today was beatiful, into the 50s. The bathroom remodel took most of my "spare" time. Can't soak into the tub until there is a ...

Daffodils are twice as big as last week. Ning's garlic sprouts are growing quickly. Desert King Fig cuttings. Buds have formed. Roots ta...

One of the reasons to blog (or, pre-internet, keep a garden log) is to find perspective. Now the world is starting to look grey, leaves have...