Sue Langley

December First Views-Late Fall Chores

First views is a meme that Town Mouse started in order to get wider views of our gardens to show…

13 years ago

Steller’s jay means cool weather in Autumn

At Sierra Foothill Garden, we love birds! In our albums we have collected, there are many photos of the ones…

13 years ago

A garden seasoned with Autumn sage

Autumn sages, Salvia greggii, are low key shrubs most of the year. In cool seasons these evergreen mounding sages shine…

13 years ago

Blog Archive Happiness

  --Nov 16  Today, I'm happy because I have found a way to create a blog archive in one step.…

13 years ago

At the level of mushrooms

“Misidentify a mushroom and your liver could dissolve.”  Hank Shaw, Hunter Angler Gardener Cook  After one autumn rain, it’s enough…

13 years ago

New Yosemite Nature Notes-Black Oaks

A new video has just been released today by Steve Bumgardner, who has lived and worked in Sequoia and Yosemite…

13 years ago

How to make an easy garden stepping stone

My friend crafty friend, Cheryl, and I have been at it again!  We had a brainstorm!   This stepping stone can be…

13 years ago

Preserving Fall leaves in the Sierra Foothill Garden

 "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." - Albert Camus Ever find a beautiful Autumn leaf…

13 years ago

Sierra wind, whispering train coming

How the wind blows here... Here by the national forest, when you don’t hear anything unless there is something, you…

13 years ago

The garden on November 1st

Two paths and a patio, November First Views Good Morning! As the sun comes up , I walk around the garden…

13 years ago

Western bluebirds in the Sierra foothill garden

One of my favorite color combos is cobalt blue and turquoise. That is why I like this picture!  These are Western…

13 years ago

October First Views-California’s Fifth Season

First Views is a meme that Town Mouse started to show seasonal view of larger areas of your garden, rather…

13 years ago

Culinary Herb garden in basket

Finding a large woven basket can be useful as a kitchen garden in a small garden or where deer abound. Sometimes…

13 years ago

The ordinary and the amazing birdbath

Birdbath love ♥ As the garden flower color takes a back seat here in the Foothills, the wildlife have become…

13 years ago

Yosemite Nature Notes- Moonbows and Sky Islands

Yosemite Nature Notes is a video series produced by Steven M. Bumgardner, an employee of Sequoia National Park.  I've blogged…

13 years ago

Orange in the Sierra Foothill Garden

Color in the garden Not only plants provide color in the Sierra foothills... On certain days in the fall, the…

13 years ago

Leaf casting the Indian Rhubarb

How to do a leaf-casting! A serendipitous discovery of a large leaf in a mountain stream, led me to try…

13 years ago

Stomping down the Autumn meadow

Last Fall I decided to rid an area of weeds and grow a California native and hand-sown  meadow. Here is…

13 years ago