
UP ON TOP! GARDEN CLUB, 2024 to 2025 SCHOOL YEAR
MAY 2025
Mother’s Day bouquets and cards + picking blueberries straight from the bush + blackberries in green + really really really hoping to get some pumpkins from these healthy starts + popping California poppy pods + fun with lambs’ ears + see you in the summer!!
APRIL 2025
First strawbs + bachelor button transplants taking to their new home(s) + flower mix sprouting + orchids being brilliant + painting pavers + harvesting green garlic + ladybugs to the rescue of our hibiscus (again!) + lemons blossoming + enjoying our beautiful, bountiful patio space.
MARCH 2025
Cineraria popping + blueberries blooming + planting new ranunculus + lettuce taste tests + harvesting radishes + sign painting + berries leafing out + spring seeds sprouting!
JANUARY 2025
Our Christmas tree is still looking great + experimenting with making scents and perfumes + garlic sprouting + blueberries flowering + planting the entryway patio with starts and seeds we harvested ourselves + mushroom takeover + finding worm friends + appreciating (and eating!) our itty bitty radish crop + fresh lemons + wondering whether our pineapple top will fruit this year.
DECEMBER 2024
A mini Cupressus x leylandii holiday tree + decorating its pot + we love our weekly fruit sampler + a very festive pet rock party to celebrate the holidays.
NOVEMBER 2024
Harvesting more baby carrots + hoping our pumpkin flower turns into an actual pumpkin + avos going strong + pineapples going strong + fruit taste tests + planting garlic + watching our lemons grow.
October 2024
More scabiosa bouquets + our pineapple tops are still going strong, years on + keeping our plants watered in this early fall heat + watching our avo grow + harvesting our baby carrots + collecting seeds + rogue morning glory + tasting our little pepper + planting broc and artichoke.
SEPTEMBER 2024
Tomatoes finally tomato-ing + planting carrots + blooming flower mixes + fruit snacks + scabiosa bouquets from my garden + planting marigolds for fall + harvesting marigold seeds + avocado pits sprouting!