Tag Archives: Flowers

Drifting

Posted on July 26, 2025 by daeja's view

This morning I decided to tackle some of the worst of the weeds in front of The Urban Porch. Although I’m not all that worried about neighborhood appearances (when you live across the street from a hoarder, everything looks better … Continue reading →

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Purple

Posted on May 31, 2025 by daeja's view

Right on schedule, it’s Purple Time on and around the Urban Porch again. It’s been raining, raining, raining, adorning the petals in watery gems. Stopping by a friend’s house over the long holiday weekend past, I was met with the … Continue reading →

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A Celebration of Fertility

Posted on May 1, 2025 by daeja's view

There was a dead ant floating inside the teapot yesterday morning, the arrival of such yet another sure-fire harbinger of Spring. This particular teapot has a very narrow spout, which makes it rather nice if you make pour-over coffee. It … Continue reading →

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Another Year of Two Springs

Posted on April 18, 2025 by daeja's view

I’ve been away from this page, having had the good fortune once again to dwell amidst spring blooms in the west first, which will be followed a few weeks later with newly emerging blossoms of the east. This post will … Continue reading →

Posted in Daeja's Garden, Gardening, nature, Perspective, Photography, Seasons, senior musings, Spring, Travel, treasures, Uncategorized, Wow! | Tagged April, California blooms, Color, falling into spring, flower crazy, Flowers, garden, Gardening, Gardens, Napa, nature, NorCal, patterns, photography, scent of flowers, Sonoma, springtime, west coast, wine country | Leave a comment

Two Springs

Posted on May 2, 2024 by daeja's view

Today I think I am mostly going to fill the page with visuals. Spring has truly sprung. My family are East Coast-West Coast people. At times all of us have been living in the East. Other times all have been … Continue reading →

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A Brief Tour of This Saturday’s Market

Posted on August 26, 2012 by daeja's view

This Saturday I met a friend for iced chai and a cheddar/chive muffin, and then took a stroll down the street to our local Farmer’s Market. As always, the beauty of the harvest made my pulse quicken. For those who … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Photography, Shopping, Uncategorized | Tagged Autumn, beauty, Color, end of summer, Farmer's Market, Flowers, fruit, Harvest, Saturday, vegetables | 8 Comments

From The Witch’s Garden

Posted on March 25, 2012 by daeja's view

OK, I just love Hellebore. I love that it blooms so early. I love how the five petals (or “sepals”, actually) hold on for so long. I love the seed pods they make later on in the summer. I love … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas Rose, Flowers, hellebore, invisibility powder, Lenten Rose, poisonous flowers, witch's garden | 4 Comments

Attraction

Posted on January 28, 2012 by daeja's view

Not quite past January and it has been so weirdly warm, an encouragement to lean so far towards the specter of Spring that I am ready to fall over. While going through my files to locate a photo that might … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Stories, Photography, Spring, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged attraction, beauty, Butterfly, daughters beauty, Flowers, red hair, Summer | Leave a comment

The Sedum Project

Posted on October 14, 2011 by daeja's view

I make a visit to the grave about twice a year. As expected, the cemetery is a quiet, green place that sits below open skies and shaded lanes lined with old trees. Officially, two grandparents and my mother now rest there. Unofficially, my … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Gardening, Uncategorized | Tagged Family, family rituals, Flowers, gravestones, graveyards, johnny appleseed, Kindness, perennials, rituals, sedum, tending a grave, visiting the cemetery | 4 Comments

Eating Phlox

Posted on July 26, 2011 by daeja's view

Digging into the earth between the patio stones with a stick, there is a little girl in a sun-suit crouched on the ground on a blue summer morning; a morning with a tinge of humidity in the air and one which promises to … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized | Tagged Childhood, earth, edible flowers, Flowers, One with the Earth, phlox, Summer | 1 Comment

More Garden Fireworks for July

Posted on July 10, 2011 by daeja's view

Monarda bursting in the air…. The best Hosta blooms ever this year…… Echinacea like skyrockets……… Trumpet Flowers trumpeting on the vine…….. Gooseneck Loosestrife tumbling forth…………….. Purple Bindweed pulses with color………… July garden, in concert…………

Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized | Tagged Flowers, Gardens, July, Summer | 2 Comments

Garden Fireworks

Posted on July 5, 2011 by daeja's view

The July garden comes forth with its own fireworks of texture and deep, vibrant color.

Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized | Tagged Color, Flowers, July, Summer, Texture | 3 Comments

The Summer Solstice Garden

Posted on June 21, 2011 by daeja's view

Because I have been out and about on an adventure of sorts (to share down the road), I am just going to update my blog today with what is going on in my garden on this, the Summer Solstice. Primrose … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Flowers, Summer, Summer Solstice | 2 Comments

Eye Candy

Posted on June 7, 2011 by daeja's view

The irises are pretty much blown by and gone here. Last week, my friend and I managed to make a long trek to Montclair, New Jersey to visit the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens, which sits at the bottom of Mountainside Park. The day … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Gardening, Spring, Uncategorized | Tagged Flowers, Gardens, Iris | 1 Comment

Reminds Me Of…..

Posted on June 4, 2011 by daeja's view

OK, I know, I know,……I realize I have been putting up a number of botanical type posts lately, but I just can’t help it. After being inundated by relentless, ongoing days of rain, we have just been hit with a couple that would … Continue reading →

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