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The Return of the Greenhouse

Knowlesville Posted on June 21, 2019 by MattJune 21, 2019
Victorian Greenhouse

Unlike most Hollywood sequels, the sequel to our first greenhouse is far superior to the first one, which would have rated 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. First a quick review of version 1 of our greenhouse. In the summer of 2006, …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Greenhouse

Outbreak

Knowlesville Posted on June 10, 2019 by MattJune 10, 2019
Caterpillars

In 1994, Ferndale was the main location for filming the movie Outbreak, a story about a virus that takes over a small town. 25 years later, we’re experiencing a real outbreak, although with less catastrophic results than the movie virus. …  

Posted in Fauna, Gardening | Tagged Orchard

Frogs and Mosquito Fish

Knowlesville Posted on April 25, 2019 by MattApril 29, 2019
Mosquito Fish

Apparently the saying is true, “build it and they will come”. No sooner did we put plants in the pond, the frogs moved in and started laying their eggs. But even earlier some unwanted guests moved in, mosquitoes. Since I …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Pond

Kerria japonica

Knowlesville Posted on April 24, 2019 by MattJune 6, 2019
Kerria japonica

I forgot to mention in the garden tour one special plant that is blooming right now. This plant involves my entire family with the exception of my brother Derek. It has a long history and it doesn’t look like much …  

Posted in Family, Gardening | Tagged Kerria japonica

Spring Garden Tour

Knowlesville Posted on April 22, 2019 by MattApril 22, 2019
Pond Garden

The winters in Ferndale can be long and wet, so wet that it makes getting any gardening done nearly impossible at times. Even mowing the lawn becomes a challenge, and unlike what I was used to in San Jose, the …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged driveway, Fern Garden, Herb Garden, Orchard, Pond, Rose Garden, Spring

Driveway Landscaping Project

Knowlesville Posted on January 24, 2019 by MattJanuary 24, 2019

One of the true eyesores of our yard was our driveway. Our yard to the south is bordered by our neighbor’s cow pasture, and it had a fence that was practical for keeping the cows in their yard most of …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged driveway, landscaping, Miller Farms

The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Our Rose Arbor

Knowlesville Posted on July 10, 2018 by MattJuly 10, 2018

One of the first things Lori and I did upon moving into our 1888 Victorian on Rose Ave was to plant some roses along the avenue. Logical right? We went to Miller’s Farm Nursery and selected enough Cécile Brünner and …  

Posted in Gardening, House | Tagged Arbor, Front Yard, Garden, Roses

Poppies and Darwin

Knowlesville Posted on August 15, 2012 by MattAugust 15, 2012

Most people who have lived in California any amount of time have become familiar with Eschscholzia californica, whether they know it or not. It is after all the state flower, and it grows almost everywhere, both natively and cultivated. Yep, …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged gardening, kitchen garden, poppies

Fern Garden

Knowlesville Posted on August 27, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Fern Garden

We finally got around to planting some of the ferns and hostas that we had in buckets for way too long. The baby tears are also going strong on the north side, and they’re starting to take over the house. …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Fern Garden

Fuschia Ballerinas

Knowlesville Posted on August 26, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Fuschia Ballerinas

Our fushias in the fern garden are starting to really pop. I thought this grouping looked like a row of ballerinas dancing.

 
Posted in Gardening, Photography | Tagged Fern Garden

Lori’s Yellow Rose

Knowlesville Posted on August 23, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Yellow Rose

Last year we were gifted a few rose bushes from a friend who received them from a friend who was pulling them out. In the transfer it was lost what types or even colors they were. So we were pleasantly …  

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Stop and Smell the Roses

Knowlesville Posted on August 22, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Gertude Jekyll Roses

It’s quite a rarity when we get more than one or two roses at a time in our garden due to the diligent pruning that our local deer population performs. So when I saw a cluster of Gertrude Jekyll roses …  

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The Gazing Ball

Knowlesville Posted on August 21, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Gazing Ball

While at Nielsens I saw that they had gazing balls so I bought one as a surprise for Lori so we could finally put the pedestal to use in the garden. In case you didn’t hear the story, when I …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Rose Garden

Leave Them Alone

Knowlesville Posted on August 20, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Deer in my yard

I finally had to resort to caging my little escalonia starts because the deer were determined to make a bonsai garden out of them. I think they realized that some day these shrubs were going to grow up to become …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged deer

Sluggo

Knowlesville Posted on August 19, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Slugs

Saw this slug hanging from the remains of the greenhouse and it reminded me of that slug sex video I linked to awhile back. As much as I hate slugs, it was just too tempting to use this one for …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Slugs

Rediscovering Roses

Knowlesville Posted on July 10, 2008 by MattJune 17, 2019
Weeding horsetails

hile I was out playing fireman, Lori decided to hunt for our rose bushes that had disappeared beneath the horsetails in the back yard. We now have a huge pile of weeds that we’re going to have to find something …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Horsetails

Back On The Fence

Knowlesville Posted on June 12, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Rose Arbor

With the parlor on hold until I get my graining lesson, and the weather turning nice, my attention got focused on outdoor projects. First on the list is to get the fence arbor brackets up that I’ve been working on. …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Rose Arbor

Winning Points

Knowlesville Posted on May 13, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Flower bouquet

It’s been a long time since we”ve had enought flowers in our yard blooming at once to make a bouquet. With the deer eating most everything before it blooms, it’s rare that we actually get to enjoy our flowers. But …  

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Rhodies

Knowlesville Posted on May 11, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019
Rhododendron

The first season with new plants can sometimes be a trial. Last year we bought three rhododendrons and one azalea at the end of the season when prices were better. That meant they had already flowered so we bought them …  

Posted in Flora, Gardening | Tagged Fern Garden, Rhododendron

Future home of my wisteria

Knowlesville Posted on April 21, 2008 by MattJune 13, 2019
Wisteria Arbor

One plant I really miss from San Jose is the beautiful and fragrant wisteria that we had growing on the arbor I made. So after erecting our deer fence the poles looks unfinished, kind of like my unfinished fence in …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Herb Garden

Crocus Time

Knowlesville Posted on February 6, 2008 by MattJune 12, 2019
Crocus

The crocus don’t care that the front yard is buried under a few inches of silt. They decided to pop up their little golden heads anyways. That was very nice of them because I always look forward to this moment …  

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Mole

Knowlesville Posted on February 5, 2008 by MattJune 12, 2019
Mole

We kept kidding with Artie that he needed to get the mole, but he kept hearing it as vole so that’s what he keeps coming back with. As I mentioned last month, we called in for help to get rid …  

Posted in Fauna, Gardening | Tagged Mole

Taboo Rose

Knowlesville Posted on January 27, 2008 by MattJune 12, 2019
Taboo Rose

The day after Christmas I cut up the cuttings from the Taboo rose and rooted 6 tips and then saved the rest of the canes to root at home. We then spent some time with Carol and John and on …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Taboo Rose

The Bucket List

Knowlesville Posted on January 24, 2008 by MattJune 12, 2019
Trapping Moles

We’ve tried to tell Artie that instead of attacking the pretty birds in the neighborhood he should be ridding our yard of the moles. He mostly is successful with voles, I guess he’s not hearing us correctly. So after several …  

Posted in Fauna, Gardening | Tagged Moles

It’s hard to be an optimist

Knowlesville Posted on January 6, 2008 by MattJune 12, 2019
Dead Mole

The morning that our yard flooded I told Lori that I was going to be optimistic about it and hope that the flood took care of our mole problem. When the water receeded yesterday, sure enough we found a dead …  

Posted in Fauna, Gardening

It’s Over

Knowlesville Posted on January 5, 2008 by MattJune 12, 2019
Greenhouse damaged in wind storm

My efforts to strengthen the green house for our violent winter storms came to naught also. It is passed the point of repairing, and sadly, we’re going to have to give up on it. We’ll look into better built alternatives …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Greenhouse

New Year’s Tradition

Knowlesville Posted on January 4, 2008 by MattJune 12, 2019
Front yard flooded

Even with all the work we did this fall trying to prevent this from happening again, we were greeted this morning with a totally flooded yard. Power was off when we awoke, and when it finally got light enough to …  

Posted in Gardening, House | Tagged Flood, Rose Garden

Humboldt County Weed

Knowlesville Posted on November 10, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Horsetails

Mention that you’re from Humboldt County and you have a weed problem and people are bound to think of something other than this. This is just one of my weed piles and they’re piling up faster than they’re decomposing. I’m …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Horsetails

Deer Fence, Coming Soon

Knowlesville Posted on November 4, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Herb Garden

Lori and I spent the day putting in the posts for the beginning of our deer fence on the north side of the house. We’re still waiting for the baseboards to arrive which will also act as a flood diverter, …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Fern Garden, Herb Garden

Hollyhocks

Knowlesville Posted on September 6, 2007 by MattJune 10, 2019
Hollyhocks

Another plant that I had tried growing from seed several times in San Jose was hollyhocks. It took me awhile to figure out that they look like a very common weed when they start, and I would usually end up …  

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Hollyhocks

Johnny Jump Ups

Knowlesville Posted on September 5, 2007 by MattJune 10, 2019
Johnny Jump Ups

Well you can hardly stop Johnny Jump Ups, so I guess it’s a good thing they are also one of Lori’s favorites.

 
Posted in Gardening | Tagged Herb Garden

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