How to Be a Lazy Gardener
...and still have a pretty garden With a busy household and jobs, we are sometimes just too busy to…
Summer is Spring at Whiskey Falls!
Take a day trip to Whiskey Falls... Come visit Whiskey Falls and the surrounding high country area in the Sierra…
California oak acorns: Feast or famine
Why do oaks drop more acorns some years and not others? If you have live or walk amongst an oak…
Mule’s ear and Farewell to Spring
Roadside treasures worth stopping for In the first week of July in the Sierra foothills of California, you believe that…
Our favorite butterfly plants
Wow! Butterflies love these plants! Grow any of these for instant results and each is matched with the perfect plant…
A water-saving veggie garden for the foothills
Your water-wise veggie garden Does everyone in our Mountain Community grow at least one tomato? I think so! For me,…
How to plant CA natives on a slope
Planting Cleveland sage on the meadow edges On this fine May day, I plant two California natives in my dry…
Iridescent Iris in a Sierra foothill garden
Iris time! Iris are a Sierra foothill gardener's best friend in Spring because of the easy care and reliable beauty.…
An illustrated map of Oakhurst, in 1967
Foothill area history, discovered... The question was, 'Does anyone know anything about this map?' Found at a thrift shop or…
Enjoying Winter gardening in the foothills
Winter chores and pleasures! It’s sunny and 70º as I write this and it’s a reminder that our winter weather…
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