Category: Plants

Pineapple Experience

Originally operated as a fruit stand beginning in 1950, Dole Plantation opened to the public as Hawaii’s “Pineapple Experience” in 1989. Today, Dole Plantation is one of Oahu’s most popular visitor attractions and welcomes more than one million visitors a year. The Plantation is located near Wahiawa in Central Oahu, Hawaii. About 40-minute drive from […]

Lots of Steps II

The Filbert Street Steps run through a garden tended to and paid for by the residents of the “street”. Many houses in this residential neighborhood are accessible only from the steps. As on paved streets, several fire hydrants and a solitary parking meter are located along the steps. One of the residents had a bee […]

The Rain Barrel

This is our lime tree, it’s has bloomed but so far no limes. This is the new rain barrel so far it hasn’t rained enough to get much water in it. In fact, people are saying the barrel is the reason we’re not getting rain.

Potato Harvest

The kids gave me a barrel of potatoes for Mother’s Day. They have bloomed and are starting to die so it must be time to harvest. At first there was just tiny potatoes. Then we started finding some larger ones.   We ended up with 14.16 pounds of potatoes. There are three different types but […]

Front Yard Plants

I tried something new this year with the Amazing plant stand. These pots are plastic and I think makes a big difference in the look.The white thing in the middle of the bird bath is a wiggler. It runs on batteries and “stirs” the water. It is suppose to attract birds, deter mosquitos and prevent […]