Pacific Northwest Gardening: Garden Pics: See the loves of our labors...#9, 1 by Rarejem

Rarejem wrote:
Trisha, YEAH! FISH!!! You must be thrilled! Step one in the death of the red rock desert!

Lynn, you know my response to the Tagro question, but I will post it for everyone else...it is AWESOME!!!! I have never used the potting soil mix, but have been using Tagro as a top-dressing for gardens for several years and I would never be without it. Not that fond of the initial smell, but it goes away right away and the plants just LOVE it. And it has no foul seed....and is not as HOT as mushroom compost, etc. I have planted seedlings directly in a garden topdressed with Tagro...which means that they were pretty much planted in straight Tagro...and they thrived! Katye, if you had a big truck I would say that it would almost be worth the drive this far down as the cost is so much more reasonable than commercial composts, and I have found the results much more satisfactory. I would imagine however, that there has to be a similar processing plant up north...It would only make sense with the concern about "green" these days.


Susy, I would love some of your LA iris! I have a natural creek in my front yard, and my big pond between Mom's place and mine that are still being planted, and they would go wonderfully in either place. Both of these areas are being planted mostly with divisions of my own, and it would be wonderful to add something new! D-mail with your addy and I would be more than happy to send postage! THANKS! BTW...love your pic of Ruby Spider! I have over 400 DL varieties, and I still find that some of the oldies are my very favorites...you just can't beat a flashy clump of color with a single pretty face..at least not in my book!

Pony---Yup, WEED! Get it quick...those are horrible to get rid of if they go to seed! Hope your day was bearable, and hope that you wore yourself out to the point that you will be able to rest well tonight!

Bea, Beautiful blooms, but my favorite pic is the froggy courtship! What a cute couple! It would be wonderful if Penny and Melvin made some new additions to your froggy family!

Rosa Pinata Cl suffered dramatically from the rough winter, but the plus side is that this bloom is low enough that I could actually get a decent picture...