July 7, 2010Light up the night
Great idea from Garden Diva Designs in Oregon - street lantern globes on the ground for those of us who are over orbs.
Love looking at Oregon landscapes anyway….so drippy and lush. And speaking of drippy, CAN’T remember a single July in Southern California that has been cool and moist in the mornings like now. And I’ve lived here all my life.
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DallasNews —Target is phasing out its garden departments in favor of more supermarket style food.
Ron says:
Oh, and another benefit of the cool weather…my Avocado doesn’t have any Persica mites on it this year! Probably the first time in about 10 years that there are no mites on the foliage. Also, my orange tree doesn’t have any of that ugly leaf miner yet this summer. Maybe they come a little later in the season. They are fairly new so I don’t have their schedule down pat yet.
A downer however are my gorgeous Plumerias. They don’t have ANY flowers yet. Usually start blooming about mid June in my back yard, but all the flower buds are still very small and tight. Even if we get a sudden rush of normal summer weather, it looks like it will take the buds about 2 to 4 weeks to grow enough to make some beautiful flowers! Bummer!!!!
Posted on July 8, 2010 at 10:44 am.
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Ron says:
It’s been cool, cloudy, and drippy for months now, not just in July! This is the first time my Muskogee Crape Myrtle has ever had mildew on it! Just the other day I remarked to my wife that I was thinking about writing a book called “The Summer Without Sunshine….a true saga of Southern California”. Can anyone tell me when the “global warming” is supposed to start?????? Anyhow, saving tons of $‘s not running the air conditioner and not having to water the plants and lawn (oop’s, a dirty word anymore)so much this summer. My controller is still set at 30% of the normal summer watering times!
Posted on July 7, 2010 at 11:37 pm.