The Jammie Gardener Chronicles

2010-12-03T17:57:00.000-08:00

2010-07-12T22:17:00.001-07:00

How fun for me, an invitation to meet another gardener and her garden! Pat has been creating this garden in McKinley Park for the last 15 years. The first thing I notice is the generous flagstone path. Wide paths have a way of making you feel welcome, don't you think?

Her sun border has some great perennials, like this Bee Balm. Hummingbirds love it!

Ferns in containers are a great way to garden under a large shade tree, especially one with gnarly surface roots like a Magnolia!

More perennials ... this one looks to me to be the tall spiky Liatris, with another hummingbird favorite, California Fuchsia,

and a Black and Blue Salvia. Salvias attrack hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. Do we see a trend here?

Away to the back yard for more horticultural bounty! Here we have a nice mix of tomatoes and other veg in containers,

and, some member of the squash family with a variety of annuals and perennials.

(Rosalind Creasy would be proud!)

Did I mention the bamboo? Of course there's bamboo! I love the sophistication of these colors and and the variety of shapes.

The bamboo grove extends to 5 neighboring yards and was here before Pat bought the house. She's created a pathway so she can get in there and control it.

What's a garden without some funky homemade art projects? Boring!

... a closer look. I love rusty tin things, and this would be a project any of us could do!

My visit is over. Thanks to Chris, a Facebook fan, for inviting me over to see her mom's garden. I really enjoyed it.

Whether you need garden design, coaching, seasonal maintenance or planting, Geno's Garden can help! Call me at (916) 764-5243, or email hansonja@aol.com.

Liesel

2010-04-18T19:57:00.000-07:00

See Liesel in an MTV video!

Meet the New Volunteer at the WPA Rock Garden - Me!!!

2010-03-12T14:03:00.000-08:00

I started yesterday and it feels so right! I'm going to work every week, which allows me to get inspired by the great Daisy Mah. Here are some pictures from my first day:

Garden Sprouts: Fairytale Town Goes Green

2010-03-12T13:44:00.000-08:00

March 13th - Green Day at Fairytale Town in Sacramento

Geno's Garden: Sacramento Valley Garden Events

2010-03-12T12:06:00.000-08:00

March 13 - 14, 2010 - What's Happening This Weekend!

Geno's Garden: Do you know this Magnolia?

2010-03-03T11:26:00.000-08:00

Geno's Garden: Do you know this Magnolia?

Garden Sprouts: Sacramento's Trailmix.Net, a Family Store for Outdoor Adventure

2010-03-03T11:24:00.000-08:00

Garden Sprouts: Sacramento's Trailmix.Net, a Family Store for Outdoor Adventure

What's Blooming in my yard - March 1

2010-03-02T15:45:00.000-08:00

a wee dianthus...

a flowering plum from over the fence? This photo makes me dizzy!

my front yard forsythia...

...the never ending forget-me-not...aptly named (can't forget something that NEVER leaves!), oh, and have you experienced those clinging seeds?

one of my two blueberry plants (highly photoshopped!), the earliest to leaf out! interesting. O.K., I took a closer look at their tags. This one is a Southmoon. It's a midseason blueberry. The lagger is an Ozarkblue, a late season blueberry. Figures! I thought they were both Southern Highbush Blues that do well in us warmer climated areas, but the Ozarkblue tag says it's a northern x southern hybrid.

That's all for today, folks! (She said to herself.)

Half-Marathon Walk/Run: Week 1 - MORE Magazine

2010-01-19T17:27:00.000-08:00

Half-Marathon Walk/Run: Week 1 - MORE Magazine

Mamma Mia! is Coming to Town!!!!

2008-12-12T23:43:00.000-08:00

The DVD is slated to be released on December 16th and I am excited. Let's have an at home movie date, o.k.?
Here's the link to order a copy for yourself:

It's Birthday Time

2008-09-23T20:42:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to Maureen - September 23
Happy Birthday to Julie J - September 28
Happy Birthday to Julie G - October 11
Happy Birthday to MEEEEEEEEEE - October 19
and, more....Megaletty Hanson - October 21
plus, Missy Malinda Gallaher - November 6

We've had some babies recently, with the newest being, Baby Josephine, daughter of Joey Kerr (Wayne's nephew) The McFadden's have also added to their cuteness troop. Send me some pictures and we'll post em.

And some graduations. Besides Liesel from UCI, Justine Jacobs-Baron, my grand-daughter, graduated from 8th grade, Maureen McFadden's husband Billy graduated from the SF Conservatory of Music, and Lilliana Grace Keller, graduated from high school and headed off for college as we speak! Else? speak up!

If this is confusing for anyone, look for a family tree coming soon. I think Julie should create that, now don't you! Hear Hear! Yes...Let's have Julie do it!

Meet Druzhba: My first heirloom tomato success!

2008-09-06T23:28:00.000-07:00

This is a tomato introduced in 1995 by the Bulgarians. I've done so poorly with heirlooms in the past, I'm really pleased with this one...and I like the idea it comes from Bulgaria. Don't know why, I just do.

Liesel graduates from UCI - June 14, 2008

2008-08-07T23:47:00.000-07:00

Liesel with Aunty Maureen and Aunty Julie

an old-fashioned fountain

2008-08-04T00:18:00.000-07:00

Here's my garden boy.

2008-01-31T15:30:00.000-08:00

The Dog Days of Summer
I'm very excited...I bought a Salvia gregii 'Annie', which is a sweet pink Autumn Sage, and a Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' for my garden. Salvias are a good bet in Sacramento, blooming mid-summer to fall and liking the heat! See the Black and Blue at http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/54031/I also picked up some garden "art" (or rather, "stuff")...A mother duck and 2 ducklings, being clearanced at my Safeway. Now they're poking around in my hydrangea border.My veg (as the Brits call it) garden is doing great! The Stars and Stripes watermelons grow noticeably bigger bythe day, tomatoes, cukes and eggplants, even anaheim green peppers (for Chili Relleno). It's lovely to look at as well. My back half of my backyard, however, is a disgrace, gone amuck with volunteer shoots from old fruit tree rootstock. But, I'm getting a vision and starting to work on it. It needs better drainage and new irrigation and all that rootstock pulled up, but then, instead of a lawn circled by trees and shrubs, I think I'll go for a central fountain surrounded by flowering shrubs, roses, etc., surrounded by a walkway/path, surrounded by a hedged fence. In my mind it reminds me of Ireland. And, then, over in the shady area, a little area for a lounger like my mom used to have, where I can sit on a summer's day and read a book and have some iced tea! I'll post some pictures in a couple of days and you'll be able to see how full of it I really am. But, I suppose all gardeners have 2 gardens, the one they have and the one they imagine.

2007-05-27T15:42:00.000-07:00

Cool place to go! A few years ago I discovered the Ruth Bancroft Garden (Walnut Creek, California), internationally recognized as one of the finest private gardens in North America. Check out its website for tours, plant sales and classes. It is truly unique. www.ruthbancroftgarden.org.

Introduction

2006-02-02T23:22:00.000-08:00

I'd like to welcome you to my brand new blog. I am a gardener, and a "jammie gardener" at that, which is to say, one who gardens in her jammies. Someone who goes into the garden in the morning with a cup of coffee and forgets to come back in. However, now maybe I'll have a mission...got to post a bit about what's blooming (or dying) and maybe a picture or two. Thanks for coming by. This is fun and we'll see where it leads. J.G