I brake for succulents
A few months ago, I found this rusty brake thingy in front of our car in a parking lot. Of…
Morning snowy foggy tree
Across the valley, where Willow Creek flows south, there is a tall sugarpine that becomes backlit at a certain point…
Junk garden project-Dutch door
Saturday- Hmmm, Tractor Man gone for the day? Having coffee and wondering WHAT to do today. I love having a…
Happy Valentine’s to my friends
"Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week…
Then and Now-The back slope
The back slope, then and now In a series of Then and Now photos, it's satisfying to look back nostalgically…
Rain gardens for the Sierra foothills
What is a rain garden? It’s a garden specifically designed to take advantage of where water naturally collects. In dry…
The old goat shed
In 2000, we found and bought 7 acres on the side of a hill in a small town south of Yosemite.…
Outwitting gophers in the Sierra foothill garden
Gophers and other living garden pests can drain the enthusiasm from the hardiest gardener in the California Sierra foothills. To…
A mild Sierra foothill winter-February First Views
While going out to photograph my 'first views' of February in my California mountain garden, I already know that my…
Keeping garden records
Simple Record Keeping for the Garden Fall and winter can be good times to settle in and plan for future…
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