Sculpture Within

Three of Daniel's sculptures will be in the Pajaro Valley Art's Council's "Sculpture Within" exhibition from May 29th to October 23rd. The show takes place in the alluring perennial gardens of Sierra Azul Nursery, located at 2660 East Lake Avenue in Watsonville. There are some stunning pieces in the show and beautiful plants for sale at the nursery this year. Be sure to check it out!

Glorious Roses

We've had complete success with the roses we planted this winter. Every one took and is thriving! I just created this page of photos, documenting most of them. Notably absent are Electron and Elizabeth Taylor, which have yet to bloom. I will definitely update the page once I get better photos of them and the rest. Above is a shot of the two unidentified floribundas by the gate to our house.

Solar Is In

A big thank you to Marc, Bill and the rest of the folks at EE Solar for a job well done. It is a 5 KWH (AC) system, which should more or less put us off the grid. We are very excited to see our PG&E meter spinning backwards in the middle of the day!

Roses In the Rain

Just planted 10 bareroot roses from Roses of Yesterday & Today in the driving rain this afternoon, filling in the last gaps in our bed of roses. The roses we planted last year were winter-pruned two weeks ago and are mostly dormant right now.
Click here for more photos of our rose garden. The bulk are Hybrid Tea roses, but we have quite a few of David Austin's 'English Roses,' a smattering of Floribundas and even a relatively new Grandiflora, Sundance (2004).

Kiwis Are In!

Eight females and two males, all 3 years old already! We'd like to thank Bernhardt and the entire Redwood Nursery family for giving us a great deal after tracking them down and delivering them to us in such good condition. We'll be pruning them this week, and we're excited for them to break dormancy this spring and get growing in their new sunny home.