Italian Arum: What you need to know
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A Story of our Club . . .
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Saved by Sage
A while back, friends of mine, a married couple, bought a fixer upper. This wasn’t a splash-of- paint-and-some-elbow-grease fixer upper; this was a 1970s gem that hadn’t seen a lick of work done to it, ever. The former owner, a curmudgeonly recluse, neglected repairs and maintenance saying “let the next people take care of it.” The next people, my friends, saw their renovation timeline double as unhappy surprises piled up.
After months of work, the house started to look habitable. My friends had added lots of lighting and put in new windows, but the place still felt gloomy. One half of the pair, the wife, decided to dispel the unhappy aura by trying sage smudging. I was surprised because my friends are ordinary folks and not at all New Age-y. But my friend was adamant, and I was sent to buy a sage smudge stick because I live close to a Whole Foods store, known purveyors of such items.
One Little Black-Eyed Susan
One little Black-eyed Susan
wandered into my yard one day,
I don’t know where she came from
but I invited her to stay.
She seemed so bright and sunny
and she required little care,
And everyone who saw her
thought her beauty to be rare.
How I Learned About the Iris Plant
I first became familiar with the iris plant when my husband and I moved to Fort Worth, Texas. Being a native Californian, I told my Texas landscaper what plants I wanted in my new garden. He politely reminded me that I was in Texas now and I needed to plant Texas tough plants. One of the flowers that he suggested was the bearded iris. He informed me this perennial plant was drought tolerant, it thrives with six or more hours of sun, and could handle extreme cold and heat – hence Texas tough. He said the iris grows from a rhizome which is a long, horizontal, stem that looks like an enlarged bulb-like root. It serves as a special organ for storing food and that the leaves rise directly from the rhizome. The landscaper said the plants with rhizomes will give the best flowers if they are replanted every four years. Other than that, the iris was a fairly low maintenance plant.
Reflections on Rosemary
First, you notice the smell: tangy, resinous, and unforgettable. That’s rosemary, the workhorse of our herb gardens. It’s always on hand, no matter the time of year, ready to yield up a snip to flavor tonight’s dinner. My rosemary was purchased from a Folsom Garden Club plant sale eons before I became a member.
Camellia Guidelines
Camellias are easy to grow if you follow a few “rules.” Here are some that I gathered from camellia experts and my father and mother who had several camellias in their East Bay Area garden.
Camellias like shady afternoons, so don’t plant them in full sun. Mine are next to the house, where they get morning sun and shade after noontime. They don’t grow in a western exposure. One bush that gets some afternoon sun has finally acclimatized, but it took a few years and my “threats” for it to please bloom.
Spring is in the Air
Spring is in the air, every time we look around,
gardeners, time to grab your hats, gloves and spades,
and join the worms to dig in the ground
We will plant the lettuce, tomatoes and beans,
and look forward to a harvest fit for kings
We will weed, trim, plant flower and bush,
and because it is our joy, our passion,
through our aches and pains we will push