Correct - snowdrops just above and white crocus in @Colorado_mom post.
Found a few if this flower in my yard yesterday - have never seen it before!
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Anyone do hummingbird feeders? We havenât had a feeder but some of our flowers tend to bring them to our garden.
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We have several year round hummer feeders! Mr. B even bought and rigged heating lamps that he puts out to keep the syrup from freezing during cold spells. Annaâs hummingbirds are plentiful here.
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Did I mention that my order from Raintree nursery came in? Will be planting my new quince tree soon. Highly recommend this nursery to anyone looking for edible landscaping! 
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Are there male and female quince trees? And do you need both in order to get fruit from the female tree? Just curious.
Quinces are apparently self-fertile. We had a single tree (Aromatnaya, the same one I just got) at our old house, and it produced buckets of fruit!
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For anyone looking to establish some simple raised beds, this is a good article.
Weâve used these to build a bed at my DILâs and I think we will be building one at our house as well. Simple and pretty inexpensive. Nice that you can design your shape/height but also a simple rectangle or square works fine too!
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What a great idea.
And lots prettier than my âpoor man raised bedsââŠ. repurposed Rubbermaid totes. (but I do like that I can put lid on mine if frost or snow coming).
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The big garden we run as a nonprofit stopped buying other types of raised beds and have switched to these for anything new. Not only are they simple to install and flexible regarding size, but when boards rot out, itâs tons easier to replace them. We are very pleased â and our garden has more than 20 raised beds!
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Iâm fighting a âdiggerâ in my smallish hexagon raised beds. Itâs looking for grubs, not eating the the herbs or lettuce that are there now. (Also are digging elsewhere in the yard, but those plants are established and donât get uprooted - plus irrigation there is drip and doesnât get knocked out of place.) Narrowed it down to a possum (likely), raccoon or skunk. We donât have squirrels, moles or voles.
Thought it had moved on so bought herbs for a refresh. Nope. The war is on! Put some repellent down that didnât work. Weather is not cooperating for another application until sometime next week. Bought some beneficial nematodes that do like the muggy weather and eats grubs. Will spray that on this weekend.
In the meantime, have an ugly cover on the herb bed because I really donât want to replant it. The lettuce bed is just marking time until tomatoes are ready for prime time (and Iâm late to the party).
I welcome any suggestions! Iâm in southern California.
I got a 20-yard Chip Drop about a week and a half ago. Weâre now down to 25% of it left to move to the backyard. My next door neighbor hates it, scowls at me as she drives past while watching me shovel. 
1 of DHâs buddies wants us to save 5 big bagsâ worth of it. Everybody who drives by, drives by really slowly with their mouths hanging open. 
Theyâre all thinking the same thingâŠWhat in the world is she doing with 20 yards of wood chips?
Fertilizing my trees, thatâs what.
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Possibly not a raccoon. 
those nasty creatures tear out the entire bed!!
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Weâre thinking a possum because we saw one in the backyard a while back; and when S was visiting with his dog he saw something bigger than a rat scurrying at night when he was taking his big dog out. Not a raccoon, and if it was a skunk his goofy dog would have been sprayed! (Again 
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We have a lovely and expensive vessel fountain in our pollinator garden that the birds love. Had to figure out a stabilizing solution so the raccoons wouldnât knock it over. (Or goofy dogs & wayward toddlers.)
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Playing with plants in the greenhouse. Itâs been so nice and the ten day weather outlook supports the decision so I put a half dozen in the ground yesterday.
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Been trying to plant nasturtium seeds on our hillside and something keeps eating the seedlings. I am so mad. Any ideas what is doing that?
I read that sparrows like these seeds - do you have sparrows??
I think birds are for sure eating the seeds, which Iâve accepted. But these are ones that sprouted and are about 2-3 inches tall. So I am celebrating that they escaped being eaten by the birds. Then all of a sudden, the next day, they are gone.
Found a garden store that may have the elusive hydrangea Iâve been hunting. Going there tomorrow and will spend $$$ if they have it. Itâs burgundy and freaking gorgeous. Saw them everywhere in Ireland last fall. Had no idea then they were rare.
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