Finding Seven Rock

Locating a local landmark 7 Rock is a landmark referred to in the coverage of the recent Willow Fire, smoldering…

9 years ago

Last day of June in the garden

What I'm REALLY doing in the garden...last day of June I just came in from an hour out in the…

9 years ago

‘First week of June’ gardening day

Just came in from the garden,...perfect day to be out there, especially with my camera. There was really nice, even…

10 years ago

June Bloom in the Sierra foothill garden

Half the year is over and in the garden I'm walking around taking stock.  June usually means the real riotous…

10 years ago

New gardening column debuts in Sierra Star | News | SierraStar.com

A new column,”Sierra Foothill Gardener,” is debuting in today’s edition of the Sierra Star. Written by Sue Langley of North…

10 years ago

The Wildflowers: Yellows and whites

"What's blooming Wednesday" In the Sierra foothills, after the blues, of Lupine, Vetch and Blue dicks, the early Spring wildflowers:…

10 years ago

Growing veggies in the remnants of straw bale garden

This Year's Veg Garden Experiment: The last two years have been straw bale gardens with great success!  This year, there…

10 years ago

Spring wildflowers: The blues

Driving the foothills: Stopping and turning around.... We had to stop and turn around to photograph this field of Lupine,…

10 years ago

Then and now, slope full of blooming shrubs

In a series of Then and Now photos, it's satisfying to look back nostalgically to see how far we have…

10 years ago

Winter welcome in the Sierra foothill garden

A Winter walk-around What's blooming? What's happening? A walk through my garden just before Winter begins. First off, the patio…

10 years ago

In praise of Intermountain Nursery

Celebrating a fine nursery... Have you been here?  I hope so! We are very fortunate to have a nursery nearby…

10 years ago

The colors of Autumn in the Sierra foothill garden…

October in the foothill garden Walking around the garden here in the foothills of Central California, I feel we're really…

10 years ago

September: Time to plan native CA meadow

Now, is the time to plan Your meadow can be large or small ...or even in a container, and the…

10 years ago

Heat-proof your Sierra foothill garden

In our third year of drought in the Sierra foothills, we search for ways to allow our gardens to survive.  …

11 years ago

The Lavender Experiment

What happens if you don't trim lavender? You all may know I like garden experiments. For the last two years…

11 years ago

The season of clouds and light

November's first rains start the season I call Clouds and Light. After months of brilliant blue, sunny skies, the weather…

11 years ago

Easy steps to clean birdbath

How to clean a bird bath in twelve photos Keeping a birdbath sparkling clean is easy and it's worth a…

11 years ago

House of many colors

In 2000, we moved from the city to the country of California in the Sierra foothills near Bass Lake.  For…

11 years ago