Day: June 20, 2013

  • Hello, Handsome! Kolomikta Vine Shows off New, Pretty Boy Colors . . .

     First Pink & White Variegation on the Actinidia kolomikta Vine Hello handsome! Running out the door this morning, I nearly tripped down the stairs, surprised by this gorgeous Kolomikta leaf. Several years ago, I planted a male, Kolomikta Kiwi Vine (Actinidia kolomikta), on the corner of my telephone-pole black studio. This Asian native is slow to […]

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  • Peonies and Whirlwind Days of Planting

     Paeonia lactiflora ‘Kansas’ in a Pitcher by California Artist, Aletha Soule  A whirlwind month of spring planting —slowed and backed up by days of torrential rain— continues to keep my schedule quite full. There’s little time for writing, painting and tending my own garden these days, but the pace will surely slow as temperatures rise. […]

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