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Julia Watson

Mar 9, 2021
2 min

Potatoes in Pots

Last week I planted potatoes; March is a good time for planting potatoes here in Northern California. Local nurseries often have...

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Julia Watson

Mar 5, 2021
3 min

Scientific Names

I’ll start this post by saying that I was trained as a research scientist and my heroes are Linnaeus and Gregor Mendel. Is anyone still...

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Julia Watson

Mar 2, 2021
3 min

Bones

Bones may be an odd title for a gardening blog post, but if you’re planning a garden, this is important. Bones are the big, permanent...

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Julia Watson

Feb 27, 2021
1 min

February in Review

This was a month for watching and waiting, while things began to unfold. There were many days that were wet, windy and cold. Daffodils...

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Julia Watson

Feb 26, 2021
2 min

All Kinds of Poppies

Most poppies are in the genus Papaver, so they’re closely related. Sometime soon I’m going to write a post about scientific names –...

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Julia Watson

Feb 23, 2021
1 min

Painting from the Garden - Tulips

My garden has always inspired my art, and at this time of year, when the tulips are blooming, it seems like a good time to share a couple...

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Julia Watson

Feb 19, 2021
3 min

Compost - A Story

I’m not an expert on compost, so I’m not going to preach about hot versus cold, worms or starters, how and when to turn your piles....

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Julia Watson

Feb 16, 2021
2 min

Branching Out

Early spring is the time for flowering branches. At this moment in time, in my part of the world, they’re everywhere. And they’re a...

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Julia Watson

Feb 12, 2021
3 min

Potting Up

By that I mean planting things in pots. Some plants take to pots easily, and if you’re in a small space, or need a thoughtful gift, try...

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Julia Watson

Feb 9, 2021
2 min

Local Flowers for Valentine's Day

If you’re thinking about red roses for your sweetie on Valentine’s Day, you might want to read “Flower Confidential” by Amy Stewart....

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Julia Watson

Feb 5, 2021
2 min

Slugs and Snails and Squirrels Oh My!

Just yesterday I had a conversation with a neighbor who was walking by our front cutting garden. The whole area is now covered in bird...

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Julia Watson

Feb 2, 2021
2 min

Small Stuff

I've been talking about planning a garden in several posts, so now is a good time to give you some ideas for little plants you need to...

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Julia Watson

Jan 31, 2021
1 min

January in Review

I used to say that even though you could find things that bloom all winter here in California, you should take a break. But now that Don...

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Julia Watson

Jan 29, 2021
2 min

Iceland Poppies

I used to think of Iceland poppies as uninteresting, because here in Northern California they’re common winter bedding plants. They’re...

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Julia Watson

Jan 26, 2021
1 min

Flower Mandala

Here's another one of my mandala paintings - I’m an artist as well as a gardener, so sometimes I'll share my art in this blog. Years ago...

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Julia Watson

Jan 22, 2021
1 min

Enjoying Winter - Daphne

Every garden should have fragrant flowers, don’t you agree? My own garden has many scented plants and they vary by season, so I could...

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Julia Watson

Jan 19, 2021
2 min

Pruning Roses

Here in Northern California, roses don't really go dormant, but they need to be pruned once a year to get the best blooms. What happens...

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Julia Watson

Jan 15, 2021
2 min

Beware of Seed Catalogs ( :

If you love growing things, you'll soon want more than what's offered in your local nursery, so you start looking at catalogs, and that's...

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Julia Watson

Jan 12, 2021
1 min

Easy Seeding

I started to write a post with the basics of seed starting indoors, but when I got to the part about lights and timers and seed trays and...

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Julia Watson

Jan 8, 2021
1 min

Enjoying Winter - Hellebores

Enjoying the best of each season is something I’ve always tried to do, and now I’ll remind you to do the same. There are flowers that...

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