https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-week-of-flowers-2021-day-4.html
Late to the Garden Party: A Week of Flowers 2021, Day 4
I jumped into A Week of Flowers, hosted by Cathy of Words and Herbs to lift the spirits of those in the Northern Hemisphere facing the gloo...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2014/11/foliage-follow-up-more-please.html
Late to the Garden Party: Foliage Follow-up: More Please!
As we get closer to being ready to plant the area formerly occupied by lawn in the front yard, I've spent more time deliberating on my plant...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2019/05/new-arrivals.html
Late to the Garden Party: New Arrivals
I'm embracing my inner flower floozie and posting an addendum to my lengthy mid-May Bloom Day post with photos of flowers that have made an...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2013/02/
Late to the Garden Party: February 2013
Renovating an Established Garden One Step at a Time
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2023/05/bloom-day-part-2-may-2023.html
Late to the Garden Party: Bloom Day (Part 2) - May 2023
I've broken my May 2023 Bloom Day post into segments because even I've found my garden overwhelming this month. Part one can be found here ...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2018/08/lath-house-20.html
Late to the Garden Party: Lath House 2.0
On July 6th when our temperature soared to 110F (43C), the heat, intense sun exposure, and high winds combined to sear many of my plants, in...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2014/03/
Late to the Garden Party: March 2014
Renovating an Established Garden One Step at a Time
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2019/07/tell-truth-tuesday-lost-in-cloud.html
Late to the Garden Party: Tell-the-Truth-Tuesday: Lost in a cloud
With my house in a state of chaos, I find myself needing to assert some control over my garden. That impulse has been manifested mainly in ...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2025/04/a-visit-too-long-delayed-sherman-gardens.html
Late to the Garden Party: A visit too long delayed (Sherman Gardens)
I knew it'd been awhile since I'd visited Sherman Gardens in Corona Del Mar but I was surprised when I realized it'd been more than a year....
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2018/08/bloom-day-august-2018.html
Late to the Garden Party: Bloom Day - August 2018
Even though I've been doing much more watering than usual, I'm surprised at just how much I have blooming in mid-summer. Thus far, my summe...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2022/10/in-vase-on-monday-going-but-not-gone.html
Late to the Garden Party: In a Vase on Monday: Going but not gone
Neither my dahlias nor my zinnias are going to last much longer. In its current state, I figure that my cutting garden may have one more we...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2022/03/
Late to the Garden Party: March 2022
Renovating an Established Garden One Step at a Time
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2021/12/wednesday-vignette-pause-between.html
Late to the Garden Party: Wednesday Vignette: A pause between rainstorms
We got a bit more rain on Monday, then a brief a pause that gave us an opportunity to dry out before the next storm arrives today. Tuesday ...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2019/02/in-vase-on-monday-rain-sodden-blooms.html
Late to the Garden Party: In a Vase on Monday: Rain sodden blooms
It's been raining off and on here since Thursday. The first storm delivered high drama with lightning and thunder so severe that local beac...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2013/04/april-bloom-day.html
Late to the Garden Party: April Bloom Day
Spring is well underway in Southern California. There's a lot in bloom. While the spring bulbs have mostly finished up, many of the other ...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2026/05/in-vase-on-monday-blues.html
Late to the Garden Party: In a Vase on Monday: The blues
It's been an odd spring. It started off early as usual here in late February. I posted photos of my first Dutch Iris on March 1st. Unfort...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2022/05/scbgs-topiary-menagerie.html
Late to the Garden Party: SCBG's Topiary Menagerie
Yesterday, I paid a visit to South Coast Botanic Garden , approximately 6 miles from my home. My principal purpose was to look in on this y...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2021/08/wednesday-vignette-thwarting-takeover.html
Late to the Garden Party: Wednesday Vignette: Thwarting a takeover
No, I'm not referring to the violent January 6th takeover of the US Capitol. The attempted takeover under discussion here occurred in my ga...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2016/03/favorite-plant-combinations.html
Late to the Garden Party: Favorite Plant Combinations
I've been studying my garden from a new angle lately. My wide shots posts consider the major segments of the garden as a whole. My Bloom D...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2025/03/new-spring-arrivals-week-3.html
Late to the Garden Party: New spring arrivals (week 3)
There are fewer showstoppers in the new spring arrivals category this week but even those that shine in the background are worth sharing as ...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2016/11/new-plants.html
Late to the Garden Party: New Plants!
Fall is widely regarded as the best time to plant in Southern California, although you wouldn't necessarily realize that scanning the stock ...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2013/08/clouds-everywhere.html
Late to the Garden Party: Clouds everywhere
The morning sky looking southeast was full of puffy clouds tinged with gray. More clouds to the northwest. The desert a...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2013/08/august-2013-bloom-day.html
Late to the Garden Party: August 2013 Bloom Day
For this Bloom Day, I've classified my August blooms into 5 categories: Star Players - the flowering plants that are making the biggest ...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2022/10/wide-shots-october-2022.html
Late to the Garden Party: Wide Shots - October 2022
In the midst of our plumbing and irrigation system woes, I lost track of my quarterly wide shots post. When I remembered it, everything was...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2022/01/wednesday-vignette-spring-cracks-open.html
Late to the Garden Party: Wednesday Vignette: Spring cracks open the door...
Yesterday's sunrise was evident only as a glowing pink light beneath a thick marine layer. The morning marine layer had largely disappeared...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2024/09/bloom-day-september-2024-late-late.html
Late to the Garden Party: Bloom Day - September 2024 (Late, late edition)
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, the long-standing meme created by Carol of May Dreams Gardens , didn't fall neatly into my schedule this month s...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2022/01/drought-tolerant-foliage-plants.html
Late to the Garden Party: Drought-tolerant Foliage Plants
Although my garden is already showing signs of gearing up for spring's floral explosion, many of my foliage plants are looking so good they ...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2014/03/my-favorite-plant-this-week-xylosma.html
Late to the Garden Party: My favorite plant this week: Xylosma congestum
In a mid-February favorite plant post, I predicted that my favorite choices were going to get more difficult as spring progressed. That was...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2018/02/in-vase-on-monday-no-rain-blues.html
Late to the Garden Party: In a Vase on Monday: The no rain blues
Southern California is officially back in a drought status. We've had a trivial amount of rain during what is normally our one and only...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2013/10/wide-shot-october-2013.html
Late to the Garden Party: Wide Shot - October 2013
Last month, Heather of Xericstyle introduced a new meme focused on providing big picture views of bloggers' gardens. I joined in, showing ...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2021/11/wednesday-vignette-moss-mushrooms.html
Late to the Garden Party: Wednesday Vignette: Moss, mushrooms, berries & bells
The garden responds to rain - even when it's not much - with subtle embellishments. Moss and mushrooms probably aren't very exciting to mos...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2019/01/in-vase-on-monday-subtle-color.html
Late to the Garden Party: In a Vase on Monday: Subtle color variations
After almost a solid week of rain, my garden is saturated. That may bode well for my spring blooms but at present there's not much more in ...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2019/01/rain-soaked.html
Late to the Garden Party: Rain soaked
Over the past four days we've had 4.23 inches of rain, which is a tremendous amount in a short time for us, especially given our recent hist...
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https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2021/02/
Late to the Garden Party: February 2021
Renovating an Established Garden One Step at a Time
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