CA Native Seedlings Existing and introduced California native and non native seedling photos
After establishing our home on Malum Ridge, looking out onto Peckinpah Mountain, I heard from neighbors about the logging history in our…
This is National Wildlife Week and for that, I have chosen some favorite California native plants to show, as well…
What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it. ~Charles Dudley Warner Since our…
I Meant To Do My Work Today I meant to do my work today, But a brown bird sang in…
Becoming stewards of our forest For some of us, here in the California foothills, especially those who live near the…
A common word in gardening this decade is ‘sustainable’; sustainable gardening is using the principles of ecological wisdom. When planting…
As some of you know, I live very near Yosemite National Park, a place where my family has vacationed since I…
Today, Maggie and I walked all the way to the bottom of the property, where it's fairly wild.…Read More+
My idea of gardening is to discover something wild in my wood and weed around it with the utmost care…
Here are some of the favorite posts of the last few months. It's interesting to see what people like and what…
Everything in life is speaking, in spite of its apparent silence. ~Hazrat Inayat Khan There is a way that nature…
Project: Weeding the Meadow After rains and four weeks of sunny weather, a check on the progress of weeds and…
What I am really doing in the garden Sunny January weather is lasting into February, and although chilly, by mid…
Sunday- Rarangi Beach Monday-Blenheim Wineries and Gardens Tuesday-Totaranui and Abel Tasman Nat’l Park Wednesday-Birds of Abel Tasman Thursday- Nelson, New…