Lilacs, plum blossoms and vetch flowers


This is a lilac flower in it's early stage.

Then it starts to look more like the lilac flowers we know.


Finally it opens and lets loose it's beautiful fragrance.


The purple lilac is always a little behind in development compared to the white variety I have.


Plum blossoms.


Common vetch is a legume that I plant as a cover crop. The flowers attract bees and the roots put nitrogen back into the soil.

Puppy training class
I stopped by the pet store after my gardening class and there was a puppy training session going on. I thought this pup was cute.

Speckle Trout and peas

Forellenschuss is the name of this lettuce. The greener leaves are from the shaded plant and the dark red is the plant that was in full sun. It's a very pretty lettuce. I also harvested some shelling peas today.

Mysterious Mushrooms


Found about 5 of these funky mushrooms in the garden today.


Maybe they are fungus. Here's another example.

Plum blossoms and a light dusting

The neighbor's plum tree is fully blooming right now. It's about 30 feet tall.


When the petals fall off it looks like we got a light dusting of snow.

Dehydrating Oregano

I dry oregano to use when cooking. It's one of those herbs that I think is more diverse when it is dried. This is the before drying photo.


And after 30 hours in the dehydrator.

Week 2 of my edible gardening class


I'm taking a class from Common Ground in Palo Alto on Edible gardening. There are 5 classes that take place over 5 months. This is the demonstration garden on week 2.


We started the class at the store/classroom and then went to the garden to see a double-digging demonstration.


Photo of the cold frame with flats of oats, beets and jerulseum artichokes. There are lots of great classes to take at Common Ground, take a look at the upcoming class list.