First weeks of Fall in the Sierra foothills The season has changed in the foothills around Oakhurst. The fierce heat…
Harvesting the straw bale garden I call this experiment a success! After reading and reviewing the book Straw Bale Gardens…
The Highly Valued Manzanita Manzanitas are typical and beautiful Chaparral plants in the Sierra foothills. They, and the chaparral as…
I’m a fan of this chair! Take a couple old pieces of junk and transform them into into a tiny…
Testing,...both camping and blackberries... I did something today that I've wanted to do for years! Picked blackberries at Kerckhoff Lake. …
Some of our deer friends... I still like the deer better than any one plant. They are the best sort…
Myths and facts about the Sierra Foothills Bull pine From the time we moved into the mountains, I heard from…
Part Two: Summer In May, Tractor Man and I lugged four bales of hay down our slope and set them…
Tim and Barbara's garden, one year later If you remember, Tim and Barbara Fruehe of Oakhurst, CA, renovated their entire…
Canyon Live-forever or Rock Lettuce, Dudleya cymosa, is a great California native for containers. This container is a brick found…
I learned Latin names of plants from my mother at an early age and become a logophile, a lover of…
A Straw Bale Garden? Sure, I love experiments! Recently I decided to try the technique called straw bale gardening, after…
Our 'bad' soil...? I get comments all the time from discouraged local gardeners about 'our bad soil' in the Oakhurst,…
On a rainy day in April, I still take Maggie for her daily walk in the garden. It's not cold…
One year of seeds brings seven years of weeds! Three things will make your life easier when it comes to…
Hello! Just wanted all my blog followers to know that I have switched from Wordpress.com to Wordpress.org and now my…
Sowing smart! What vegetables can you grow this year to save the most money at the grocery store? Yields per…
Plant sweet peas. Between rains you can plant sweet peas along a fence or trellis. It’s amazing how sturdy the…