Nice to see we have had over a week without a deluge of rain. To celebrate, here is a section of one of my #allotment paintings. Robert Allotment cat, with Barbara, Janet, Amanda Rob Smith Allotment Gardener

Learn how to fertilize container garden vegetables for the best possible results. 🪴 #ContainerGarden foodgardening.mequoda.com/daily/containe…

#FlowerOfTheDay: Rose. Accompanied by magenta ice plant, red geranium, and white privet hedge blooms. Being able to pick a small bouquet from your own yard is so satisfying. #plants #containergarden #gardening #flowers

#FlowerOfTheDay: Snapdragons. Easy to grow from seed. The bloom on the left definitely has a face. Snapdragons: Plant Care & Growing Guide (thespruce.com) #plants #containergarden #gardening #flowers

#FlowerOfTheDay: Regal geranium (pelargonium). Easy to propagate. I take small stems from #plants around the neighborhood. Now I have six varieties of these in pots around my #garden. More: shorturl.at/SXgtp #containergarden #landscaping #flowers

🌼🌿“Beautiful Native Plants that are Drought Tolerant” Webinar Out Now! 🌿🌼 youtube.com/watch?v=-51ufQ… #DroughtTolerantPlants #NativePlants #WaterWiseGardening #SustainableGarden #GardeningTips #PlantNative #SaveWater #SupportWildlife #Pollinators #EcoFriendlyGardening

#SixOnSaturday! Dahlia, Shooting Star Hydrangea, Cornflowers, Crocosmia, Eve's Needle Cactus, Snapdragons. Photos from my yard and the #landscaping of lovely #gardens in Capitola, CA. #flowers #containergarden #gardening #flowerphotography

Snails. Cute! but #garden pest. You need this in your brain. "The simple answer is that they're dancers." shorturl.at/LgDk3

#FlowerOfTheDay: Candy Cane geranium. I love all the different colors of these hardy perennial #plants. More info: shorturl.at/w6uaH #garden #containergarden #landscaping #flowers

#FlowerOfTheDay: Five spot flower (Nemophila maculata). A California native annual. First year I've planted these. I got 300 seeds on Etsy for $3.19! shorturl.at/Xfaf0

#FlowerOfTheDay: Lady fingers (Cotyledon orbiculata 'Oophylla'). Native to Africa, these #succulents are easy to care for. They like full sun; my variety blooms in summer but others do so in winter. #plants #garden #containergarden #landscaping #flowers

#FlowerOfTheDay: Gladiolus are showing up! These bloom right before my birthday, so they're one of my favorite #flowers. I plant bulbs in pots with roses, and often forget where previous plantings are, until I see the spear-shaped leaves appear. #plants #garden #containergarden

#FlowerOfTheDay: Daylilies. These #flowers are in the #landscaping by a Lake Tahoe condo where I spent a vacation last weekend. I have some in my yard in Santa Cruz also. Not true lilies since they don't grow from bulbs: shorturl.at/bCyxB #plants #garden #containergarden

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Go big on flavor with an edible #containergarden filled with delicious, fragrant #herbs. 🌿 Discover beautiful planter ideas to suit every space, style, and budget. 👉gkh.us/LfSfP3L

#FlowerOfTheDay: Lupins. I enjoyed seeing these on a recent trip to Lake Tahoe. I grew up in Nevada and saw them along the roadside when out riding my bike. A pretty spark of purple among the sagebrush and sand. #flowers #wildflowers

#FlowerOfTheDay: Wild carrot, aka Queen Anne's lace. All parts of this #plant are edible. The taproot is white, tougher than our #garden carrots. Look for a single purple bloom in the center, so you know it's not poisonous hemlock! eattheplanet.org/daucus-carota-… #flowers #wildflowers

#FlowerOfTheDay: Himalayan Crane's Bill, a variety of geranium. I love blue #flowers! These perennials are considered easy to care for, and thrive in many #garden conditions. live-native.com/cranesbill/ #landscaping #plants #containergarden

Double pots do double duty. In summer's heat, they insulate and help to prevent moisture from evaporating. In colder months they help to keep the plants' roots warm and slow heat loss. More: 🌿grownbyyou.com/growing-flower… GrownByYou: We're All About How.℠ #GardeningX #containergarden