My Mom is extremely excited about our Feijoas (Pineapple Guava) 
that are flowering for the first time.
I got these as tiny seedlings from Mark Albert at the 2007 Golden Gate Chapter Scion Exchange. They were from a cultivar he introduced called ‘Albert’s Pride’. I can’t remember where the “#1” comes from, but he might have named this batch ‘Albert’s Pride #1’.
Here they are back in 2007:
It’s the first of June, but it’s seems like it’s winter or early spring. In fact, it was raining for a bit this morning, but luckily it stopped by the afternoon.
I did major pruning on our four pear trees. I noticed that there were a lot of dead branches, so I pruned anything that was dead. I didn’t get everything, and I may leave one of the tall branches in the middle Bosc Pear since I noticed that that where our neighborhood hummingbird loves to perch and sing. I still have more to prune, but it was getting late and I was getting tired.
Before going in, I planted the 5 Dwarf Border Sunflower plants into a 5 gallon container. I’ll move this to the front later this week.
I also sowed Zinnia ‘Whirligig’ , Zinnia (Fall 2005) and Tall Double Strawflowers .
Inside, I sowed 8 kinds of Coleus from seeds I saved:
– Coleus (Unknown Burgundy G2-2006/2011)
– Coleus (Dapple Apple G2-2006/2011)
– Coleus (Sedona G2-2006/2011)
– Coleus (Amora G2-2005/2011)
– Coleus (Kong Green G2-2005/2011)
– Coleus (Kong Salmon Pink G2-2010/2011)
– Coleus (Dark Star G2-2005/2011)
– Coleus (Splash G2-2006/2011)
I also sowed some herbs:
– Basil ‘Hybrid Thai Lemon’
– Basil ‘Lettuce Leaf’
– Basil (Sweet, Chia brand)
– Perilla frustescens (Shi-so) ‘Vietnamese, Tia To’
Earlier today, I played this video for my friend Janet, since we kept singing it throughout the day. It’s one of those songs that just makes you want to move. In fact, I got up and started shuffling like they did… and I was WINDED about 1/3 of the way… which reminded me how out of shape I was…
I saw this tree at one of the gardens in the Vallejo Garden Tour. I thought it was a Manzanita tree, but the owner told us that is was actually a Strawberry Tree, which I’ve never never or seen before. The tree has reddish branches and trunk and has edible berries in various stages of development, ranging in color from white to red.
The Purple Potatoes have grown so big and healthy. I’ve been adding more soil to the pot and hoping that there will be more space for Potato tubers to grow.
I went on a shopping spree and purchased a whole bunch of new plants.
From Westbrae Nursery I purchased a Apple Cider Pelargonium that smells really good.
From Lowe’s in Vallejo, I purchased: Wizard Coleus, Texas Tarragon and a Hydrangea for my Mom.
I also found a unknown broken red Coleus (Unknown 2011-02)
that I will try to nurse back to health.
Went to Berkeley Horticultural Nursery and purchased three new plants:
– Bay Laurel
– Coleus ‘Defiance’
– Coleus (Unknown 2011-01 maybe Glennis)
I just bought two tickets to the Vallejo Garden Tour 2011 which is coming up on Sunday. This year’s theme is “A Community of Gardens“. The tour features eight local gardens (private homes) and two community gardens. The Loma Vista Farm and the Vallejo Community Garden at Mare Island.
I haven’t received the progrm and map yet, so I’m not sure exactly where the home garden are yet. Hopefully, they will be as lush and inspiring as the previous years that I’ve gone. I got my camera ready and I’m sure I’ll take tons of photos…
More Info:
– Official website (although not updated with 2011 info):
www.vallejogardentour.com
– Facebook:
www.facebook.com/VallejoGardenTour
– Vallejo Naval & Historic Museum:
www.vallejomuseum.org/INTRODUCTION2NDPAGE.html
– Vallejo Naval & Historic Museum blog:
vallejomuseum.blogspot.com/2011/04/8th-annual-vallejo-garden-tour.html
– Visit Vallejo website:
www.visitvallejo.com/event-calendar/index.php?event=191&cat=1