The Standards are now beginning to bloom. Weather here has been glorious: yesterday was a high of 77, with brilliant blue skies. The pots need a lot of water in this balmy weather! Melissa
On the right is one of my first attempts at a miniature 2Y-O or R. This is actually a sibling of ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ but lacking the smoothness and vigor. The perianth however is a burnished gold with orange highlights. …
The picture includes lots of birds and they are hard to see and count. But there are 6 doves in that well underneath the feeders, goldfinches and housefinches, juncos, and cardinals in the picture. They are cleaning up the…