Violas in a bright December

13 years ago

Winter gardening Forever, I have loved the tiny flowered Johnny Jump Ups, Viola tricolor, which seed themselves happily around the…

Winter Solstice in the Sierra Foothill Garden

13 years ago

The winter solstice -- which marks the beginning of winter and the shortest day of the year in the Northern…

Inviting wildlife into your California garden

13 years ago

How we garden Normally, gardeners have only had themselves to please when creating a plant world around them. And that's…

December deer

13 years ago

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Riding the High Country

13 years ago

 “Hmmm. Wonder where that goes?” My husband says as we pass by a hidden trail heading into the forest.  Those…

December gardening in the Sierra foothills

13 years ago

What you and I can do now in the Sierra foothills: Christmas shop! Christmas trees are at our local Western…

December First Views-Late Fall Chores

13 years ago

First views is a meme that Town Mouse started in order to get wider views of our gardens to show…

Steller’s jay means cool weather in Autumn

13 years ago

At Sierra Foothill Garden, we love birds! In our albums we have collected, there are many photos of the ones…

A garden seasoned with Autumn sage

13 years ago

Autumn sages, Salvia greggii, are low key shrubs most of the year. In cool seasons these evergreen mounding sages shine…

Blog Archive Happiness

13 years ago

  --Nov 16  Today, I'm happy because I have found a way to create a blog archive in one step.…