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RDG 2014 Spring Update

June 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

Now that Summer has officially started, we want to do a quick look back at how Spring went in the RainyDayGarden. April: Because of the long Winter, the plants got going a [...]

RDG 2013 Summer Summary

July 8, 2013 // 0 Comments

In the Spring, we put up some cottages for the birds, hung a bamboo house for the Mason bees, and built a new feeder for the birds. Now that we have moved into the dog [...]

Fujifilm X100S : Macro Mode

June 21, 2013 // 0 Comments

Even after two months of daily shooting with the Fujifilm X100S, the camera still manages to surprise and impress us with its capabilities. Most readers know by now that, [...]

RDG 2012 Summer Update

June 8, 2012 // 0 Comments

The RainyDayGarden is at its most lush at the beginning of June. The May rain, combined with the 70º day-time temperature, is a signal for many perennials to flower. The [...]

RDG 2012 Mid-May Update

May 14, 2012 // 0 Comments

Spring this year started out warmer but drier than usual (7″ less than average). While the higher temperature gave everything a head start, some plants slowed due to [...]

Gardening and Software Development

June 1, 2011 // 0 Comments

Gardening has a lot of similarity with software development. There are a lot of ways to go about it and some of it works better than others. Take planting perennials vs [...]

Peonies

June 16, 2009 // 1 Comment

All of the rain and cool weather this June not only gave us a big Cottonwood “snow storm”, it also gave us an enormous bounty of Peony blooms. The [...]