The Organic Garden Geek

Now there’s something you don’t see every day in the ‘burbs. These three chickens just showed up out of nowhere and started setting up shop in my hedge before I shooed them away with a broom.

Knockout Roses

Hibiscus

Top: African Iris

Bottom: Lavender

Yellow Squash blossom

Top: Hibiscus

Bottom: Mandevilla

Bougainvilleas 

Ok I have a confession to make. I cheat a little bit on the yard. Because here in Florida our soil mostly consists of sand, there isn’t much organic matter and therefore not as much microbial as I’d like. Which means it’s almost impossible to deliver enough nitrogen to St. Augustine grass using organic fertilizer. Believe me I’ve tried. So I use Sta-Green with iron. But I still don’t use any pesticides or herbicides on it.

A stylized version of my earlier photo of a magnolia blossom from our tree. Done with PicsArt.

Magnolia, Crown of Thorns, African Iris, and I forget what the other is but they’re beautiful and they bloom like crazy. ;)