Agents of Purgatory
From Agent D to Agent Pigeon: the story of the personal assistants who have helped keep the plants, birds, nest boxes and veg boxes at Purgatory going–plus a ficus that came back from the dead.
Tag: Garden
Veggie Sarcophagi
Rubble from around the pool and slabs from the old deck get a second life as gopher-proof vegetable planters–little sarcophagi–down where the old dog kennel used to be.
Feeders We Do Not Like: Nectar
Nectar feeders we do not like, plus a tip for attracting orioles.
Rain Machines
Smart irrigation controllers synced to our weather station.
Something Wonderful Arrived
Our first dinosaur arrived: a fiberglass Brontosaurus that once lived in the garden of the late Carrie Fisher.
A little birdy…
The little kookaburra sculpture we saw in Melbourne in 2009 finally arrives.
New Garden, Step 1: Remove the Concrete
Agent Smith and Dino pull out the old concrete piers outside my office, so a new garden can go in.