Here are photos of my water gardens from 2016. I did have electric pumps in several of them, which provided, moving water, which I love. But that is hard to do on my patio due to the lack of electrical outlets. An alternative is to use solar fountains, but of course that only works when…
It’s still sunny and warm here. I go out and stroll around my patio and bask in the sun warming my back and head. And of course I’m gazing into every garden container to see if I can find anything new. Because plants seem to grow in leaps and bounds this time of year. Sometimes…
This is my water garden area. I name the areas on my patio. There is the bird bath garden, the raised bed garden. And in the veggie department, I have one lone tomato plant so far. I actually think that is fruit, isn’t it? A tomato? And to balance the galvanized tubs of water, we…
Let’s explore the fundamentals of water gardening. If you want to add a relaxing zen type atmosphere to your gardens, you might think about adding a bubbling or trickling fountain to your outdoor space. (source) If you have bubbling or moving water in your fountain, this will keep mosquitoes from laying larvae in…
Some have asked me for the dimensions of my patio, so I just went out there and measured it. It is 12 and a half feet by about 32 feet. I have a galvanized tub with a pump inside it right outside the door. So I have the patio door open and the screen closed,…
Everything is blooming so beautifully right now. Yesterday we had a storm shower, so I didn’t have the full watering chore that is typical this time of year in the garden. I did, however, go out earlier to make sure the soil was moist where I planted the lobelia seeds the other day. I’m trying…