Sunday, March 18, 2018. That is the date last year that we first noticed. That our male had found a mate and that she was ensconced in the nest box. Boyle is also back in his sleeping spot in a pine tree near the nest box. Mar 19 DH moves in. May 12 owlets start appearing in hole. May 24 fledge, but stay in the area.

We are a group of Rock Garden enthusiasts with nearly 200 members, mostly in Michigan. We focus on plants of the Alpine regions of the world but never turn down a chance to grow any unique or interesting plant.

Happy Valentines Day - which reminds me that our hearts should be focused on healthy vegetable gardening - why not consider growing our own from seed this year? Here is a pretty good reason why you might want to bother growing your own seedlings this year. You set up a lighting unit. You buy a plant timer. You use a propagtion mat. You use the best organic potting soil.

Presented by Diane Brunjes, HAS Gardener. Shape and Form of the Garden.

Outdoor living on the border beyond. Purple Rain, Warm August Night. What an incredible decompression my latest drive to Marfa was, once off I-10. Distant storms, dry on US-90. The state grass, Bouteloua curtipendula. Chihuahuan desert grassland in one of its many forms. And I got this room. A yucca, rock for mulch, sideoats for grass.

Exploring ornamental and cultivated plants and horticulture in Japan and North America. Thursday, 29 May 2014. Another Spring plant show with an abundance of great plants. Recently I made a lightning excursion across the Salish Sea, from Vancouver to Victoria, BC. I was on a mission to judge another alpine plant societys show. There was amazing diversity of plants offered to the public, even some great trophy hardware! Vancouver Island Rock and Alpine Garden Society. Wednesday, 14 May 2014.