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Yesterday was the grand opening of the San Diego Public Market. YAY!!!
My pictures of the market do not come close to showing all that was there and really don’t do the market justice.
On side of the market was fresh produce and the other side was prepared food items. I was especially excited to see fresh, free range, locally sourced chicken for sale. This is one of the items that has eluded me in my efforts to eat locally, but no more!
The displays of all the vendors were beautiful. My friend bought passion fruit aka lilikoi. Boy, did they smell good! She was supposed to share with me but, hmmmm, none made their way into my basket!
I hob-nobbed and got my picture taken with the two stars of the show, Dale & Catt. Nice job, ladies! I can only imagine how much work you have put into making this a reality. Thank you from all of us!
I’m a sucker for accordion music, and Smilin’ Jack did not disappoint! He rocks!
Here are the days and hours for the time being, and the website. The address is 1735 National Avenue, just a couple of blocks from the Coronado Bridge. You can’t miss it; the building is bright orange! Support the San Diego Public Market!!!!!!
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Brooklyn Grange is the largest rooftop farm in the country (and possibly the world), spanning some 40,000 square feet on top of a building in Queens. The farm produces over 40 herbs and vegetables. They also boast the highest flock of chickens in New York City!
I just love this and if I ever get the chance to build a house with a growing rooftop, I’m doing it!!! It would help with my land envy problem. 
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Have you seen this article about the woman who is supposed to serve 93 days of jail time for having a garden in her front yard?
If she’s getting 93 days, considering the way my front yard is growing, I’m a candidate for six months in the slammer. And then there are the chickens….gulp…. I could be in BIG trouble. :-)
Oak Park, Mich., resident Julie Bass faces misdemeanor charges for refusing to remove a garden from her front yard. (Huffington Post - Julie Bass)
There is a online petition available to sign if you are so inclined, but seriously, the only person who needs jail time is the official who decided to push this issue. …sigh….
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I saw this in the December 2010 issue of Sunset and it is too good not to post. First of all, I love “before and after” scenarios, and secondly, this is SOOOOOO great!
Found Space: 5 fresh ways to turn a bleak lawn and driveway into a lush, livable garden
Muy inspirational!
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Last week there was a Succulent Wreath article in the Union-Tribune.
Old news to the Crown Garden Club. We’ve been making succulent wreaths to sell for a few years. The garden club members collect succulent cuttings from their gardens, come together and create masterpieces. It’s labor intensive, requires a lot of cuttings, and takes time for the succulents to root into the spagnum moss. Tools are chopsticks for poking, pins for holding and sometimes even Tacky Glue (by the time it washes away, the succulents should be rooted)! We start buildng in October and finish up for the first weekend in December when we load up the creations and take them up to the local holiday artisan’s bazaar to sell. People love them!
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- The wreath frame wrappers
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- The wreath builders
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- More wreath builders
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- One of the creations
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- Loading up the van
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- Van full of wreaths
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This is a reprint of an article I found while doing research. I have retyped it verbatim. Interestingly, the article was written in 1948, but I thought it was a very timely read. The article provided a new (well, really, an old) perspective on plants that I have typically taken for granted. The more things change, the more they stay the same….
< << DOUBLE-DUTY SHRUBS RECOMMENDED FOR BORDER by Glenn L. Black, Calif. Assn. of Landscape Artists
Californians are fortunate in having many differents plants which are utilitarian as well as ornamental. This should result in their wider use for landscaping the home.
Take the dwarf Meyer lemon, for example. In the shrub border, where a need exists for a larger shrub, this lemon suits very well. It grows to about six feet in height, offers the attraction of scented flowers, clean green foliage, and affords an abundance of fine useful fruit for home consumption.
Then, there is the guava. Two common varieties are available: the strawberry and the pineapple guava. Ornamental, they provide spectacular flowers in the spring and year-around attractive foliage. In addition they produce fruit which makes excellent preserves for the sweet tooth.
Moreover, as it is a bushy type shrub, the guava’s densely formed body fits into the foundation planting, especially where plants some five feet tall are needed at a corner, and where they will not obstruct window openings.
Another plants, the kumquat, is oriental in character, but it may be used in the large shrub border. Its interesting, citrus-like fruits, used in preserves, contrast nicely against its deep green foliage. This specimen might be used in a corner of the rear yard where a shrub 12 to 15 feet round is desired.
There are numerous other plants which could be used similarly. Seek the advice of a landscape architect or reputable nurseryman about using double purpose plants in your landscape scheme. Such plants will increase the possibilities of your plan, yet require only the same amount of space. >>>
In present day, it makes sense to plant our yards with a dual purpose. I’m thinking about it a lot in my own yard. I planted a hedge of blueberries that doubles as a barrier and will yield a nice crop, too. I wish I had more yard to implement some of the ideas in the article, but if nothing else, it will give me a better cadre of information to help other people with their yards.
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