...and still have a pretty garden With a busy household and jobs, we are sometimes just too busy to…
Take a day trip to Whiskey Falls... Come visit Whiskey Falls and the surrounding high country area in the Sierra…
Why do oaks drop more acorns some years and not others? If you have live or walk amongst an oak…
Roadside treasures worth stopping for In the first week of July in the Sierra foothills of California, you believe that…
Wow! Butterflies love these plants! Grow any of these for instant results and each is matched with the perfect plant…
Your water-wise veggie garden Does everyone in our Mountain Community grow at least one tomato? I think so! For me,…
Planting Cleveland sage on the meadow edges On this fine May day, I plant two California natives in my dry…
Iris time! Iris are a Sierra foothill gardener's best friend in Spring because of the easy care and reliable beauty.…
Foothill area history, discovered... The question was, 'Does anyone know anything about this map?' Found at a thrift shop or…
Winter chores and pleasures! It’s sunny and 70º as I write this and it’s a reminder that our winter weather…
First exercise,…then relax……completing a 'relaxing' project! Friends, I’ve been stretching, doing knee bends and weight-lifting! At the gym? No,…my latest…
Happy discovery! On Crane Valley Rd (221), just north of Manzanita Lake Rd,(222) going toward Bass Lake, I discovered something…
The stately sycamore With slanted and twisted trunks and mottled bark, the California Sycamore is a majestic curiosity. For me, this stately native…
How to grow a Salad! Thinking about 'Cut and Come Again' salad gardens...you may have already started lettuce or mesclun…
Learning to grow from seed It's Spring! My friend, Marie, inspires me so much with her courtyard garden fitted with…
Winter and early spring blooming plants Brighten these grey, rainy days in the foothills with cool-season bloomers in containers and…
Propagating plants in a Sierra foothill garden Propagating plants is making new plants from existing ones in your garden. Anyone can…
Call of the Wild! Attention, Four Wheel drivers... The view from the top of Bald Mountain, looking down on Shaver Lake…