Sue Langley

Why did these gummy resins make good presents?

Frankincense and myrrh These fascinating herbs are best known through the story of the Three Wise Men delivering gold, frankincense,…

14 years ago

Camellia ‘Yuletide’ Christmas

Happy Holidays, everyone! Since my 'Yuletide' Camellia, usually on the patio, is in full bloom, we decided to put it inside…

14 years ago

Mysteries in the mulch

Get down... Get down low...and see the mysteries that may be in your mulch and layer of leaf liter under…

14 years ago

Past memories and changing your mind

Shasta Daisies and Ox-eye daisies The memories of the tall Shasta daisies in my grandmother’s and mother’s gardens created in me,…

14 years ago

Have you ever baked pumpkin?

Here’s a good reason to do so: When you have a pumpkin left over from Halloween and Thanksgiving, what can…

14 years ago

Snow days

The recent snow we've had this Thanksgiving, as seen in the blog header, reminds me of our first snow.... From March…

14 years ago

Using ‘found’ broken pots in the garden

 Oh, no! Someone has knocked down a pot of flowers and broken it!  Ah, well, it happens... And sometimes you…

14 years ago

Best Fall bloomers: Mexican marigold

Introducing you to... Mexican marigold or Tagetes lemmonii... Lemmon's Marigold, Copper Canyon Daisy or Mexican Bush Daisy, you can call…

14 years ago

‘Dragon’s Blood’ and first snow

Yesterday, Saturday OK, I see it now. After several years of growing Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood', I have only seen…

14 years ago

Woodpiles and other realities in the garden

I don't  have to have my wood stacked like this, nor could I,  to be satisfied, but I want to…

14 years ago

A bee and wasp that are not

Do you remember H bees? I took photographs of these two, a bee and a wasp,  today.  I was reminded…

14 years ago

Do you dream of natural and beautiful wildflower meadow?

How to plant a meadow in California foothills I do dream of that!  In late summer, my new project was…

14 years ago

Discovering and identifying the Oracle Oak

Discovering new natives I have always loved the names of plants. I don't know why, but I must know what a…

14 years ago

Dave’s Garden Photo Contest entries

Dave's garden is having a photo contest, so...I decided to enter the photo of the poppy 'butterfly' I saw next to…

14 years ago