Garden Surroundings, Tussie Mussies
September 2021 The first time I was taught how to make tussie-mussies, also spelled tussy mussy (among other variations), was by my friend Becky and a friend of her’s from the Del Mar Garden Club when they taught making tussie-mussies to the Olivenhain Garden Club, a club that Julie Anne Callis and I started in […]
Garden Surroundings, Gardenias My First Love
August 2021 A strong memory from my childhood is of being beautifully dressed in a blue wool coat with a black velvet collar, black patent leather dress shoes with white bobby socks that all matched with my younger sister. We were in San Francisco with our beautifully dressed mother, Pat Welsh, in a turban hat […]
Garden Surroundings, Mom and Apple Pie
July 2021 When we think of the Fourth of July we think of watermelon, barbecued hamburgers, hot dogs, ribs and “Mom’s” Apple Pie. Read Full Article https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-mom-and-apple-pie
Enjoy Beauty, Inspiration, Knowledge, Love and Pure Joy
June 2021 We, who love gardening and gardens never cease to appreciate and enjoy the beauty inspiration, knowledge, love and pure joy that our gardens or a friend’s garden or a public garden, such as the San Diego Botanic Garden, gives back to us.
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: April Showers bring may Flowers
May 2021 In the time of climate change, at present, we are back in a drought and having a La Niña year. The last couple of days have brought a smattering of rain to San Diego North County. Read Full Article https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-april-showers-bring-may-flowers
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Wisteria In All My Gardens
April 2021 All my life I have had a “love affair” with wisteria, passed down from Mum, Pat Welsh, who has written numerous books and articles and also given hundreds of talks and presented dozens of TV shows relaying the tales; known by many, as the “Wisteria Stories”. Read Full Article https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-wisteria-in-all-my-gardens
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: Find Me In The Garden
March 2021 We are having a La Nina this year according To the weather bureau.La Nina’s usually mean less rain in southern CA.But we have had some years with large storms that did a lot of damage. As I was sitting outside having my breakfast in the garden I was thinking how fortunate we all […]
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: In The Garden
GARDEN SURROUNDINGS: In The Garden When I first moved to this property five plus years ago, I knew I wanted to make large changes in the garden. I started right away building a pergola to extend out the front walk and I bought Cooke’s Chinese Wisteria, Wisteria sinensis ‘Cooke’s Purple’, to climb up and cover […]
Pat Welsh San Diego Horticulturalist of the Year 2003
January 2021 Normally I am given great freedom in what I write about each month for SDHS.As long as it has to do with plants and gardens.I had an idea for this January, but Karen gave me an assignment for January 2021. Karen asked me if I would write about what Pat Welsh has been […]
How Our Collective Passion of Gardening and Nature Helps Us and the World
How Our Collective Passion of Gardening and Nature Helps Us and the World Today is November 29, 2020.This has been a difficult year for all of us in one way or another. In yet we are all so lucky to have the passion of gardening and nature, during this time especially. It has been said […]