All of these can be planted in containers with small starter plants from your local nursery. Mix in some herbs like Rosemary, Thyme, and Chives for an amazingly easy plentiful garden effect.

Want to skip the vegetables and go straight for the flowers? Flowers from bedding plants are an instant reward: this month Pansy, Viola and Foxglove are the winners in Southern California. This is also the time to plant bulbs such as Anemone, Daffodil, Freesia and Ranunculus. I like the benefit of purchasing small bedding plants for quick color and instant herb cuttings for cooking, and bulbs and seeds for patiently awaited blooms.

When container gardening buy a good quality organic potting soil vs. digging up top soil somewhere in your yard… and remember to place mulch around your new plants to protect from insects and help the soil.

Keep me posted on how your gardens are growing! I love to hear from you.

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chihuahuas testing out the birdbath

I am working on my girlfriends garden this week (will show you in future blogs) and thought this would be a nice little touch to her patio garden. I bought a sealed clay pot and a saucer that is much larger than the pot, turned the pot upside down and used Liquid Nails to glue the saucer on top. Find a saucer that is as deep as possible. I then took little half round glass marbles (craft store in floral supply) and glued them in random order to the bottom of the saucer. The total cost was under $15.00. Let it dry over night then add water. After setting the birdbath into place my chihuahuas decided that it served better as a water bowl for them.

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