"I have never met a gardener I didn't like. There is a captivating quality about people who devote themselves passionately to creating a beauty born of their own vision and who are willing to harvest their dreams." _Nancy Lindemayer

Seasonal Gardening A work in progress...
tips and features

Month by Month
in Our Garden

“The poetry of earth is never dead.”
John Keats

If your garden is located in a mild winter region, with a long growing season and almost no winter freeze, where summers are either hot and dry or hot and humid (similar to zone 9 in the US - Central California, parts of Texas and central Florida) you may be interested in some of the ideas we have to share here.

On the other hand - if you're an arm chair gardener - we invite you to scroll through our photos, check out our herb and craft ideas and just enjoy without having to roll up your sleeves and pull on your work gloves. Click a sign for the seasons...then tour all of our offerings.

"Let us be grateful to people who make
us happy: They are the charming gardeners
who make our souls blossom."
Marcel Proust

 

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations.
I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty,
believe in them and try to follow where they lead.
Louisa May Alcott

 

Birds in Our Garden

A Few Birding Links:

• Attracting Birds to our garden
• Birdwatching.com
• Audubon Online
• Peterson Identification
• eNature.com - Birding
• Hummingbird Heaven * the BEST FEEDERS!
  We don't normally endorse products here at nanaellen.com, but these are the ONLY feeders our hummers are offered. They never leak, they don't break down from the UV rays and I can buy replacement parts instead of an entirely new feeder. Bought my first feeder in 1995 and just replaced the hanger this season! Plus, Mamma Hummer is such a sweetheart!
• Birds found in the largest of Northern California's State Parks

THE Bug Links: Identify those creepy critters

• Insects on the Web
• Bug Guide
• What's that bug?

 

How could such sweet
And wholesome hours be reckoned
But with herbs and flowers...

A Few Good Gardening Links:

• Dallas Bonsai Garden * great pots & tools
• The Orchid Photo Page * lovely, lovely!
• Jackson & Perkins * roses, roses & more
• Whiteflower Farm * THE Best Garden Catalog
• Wildflower Photos - Northern California's Coe Park
• Gardener's Supply
• Organic Gardening - Problem Solutions
• Local Master Gardeners - Gardens in Central California
• "Gardeners often lament that they feel intimidated about pronouncing the Latin names of plants. If you've avoided calling black snakeroot Cimicifuga racemosa because you didn't want to tie your tongue in knots, you're not alone." Fine Gardening gives you the benefit of being able to listen to the Latin pronunciation of some of those plants as well as to read their names.