Design

Building command post

Alexander Selkirk was a Scot whose adventures on an uninhabited island were reputed to be the basis for Daniel Defoe’s…

14 years ago

What to plant under oaks and pines in the garden?

Caring for native trees in the garden ...and a list of what to plant When faced with a new, mountain…

14 years ago

Daffodil design

Inspired by a sunbeam. At 7:15am, as the sun peeks over the mountain peak, it focused on the petals of the daffodils,…

14 years ago

Nurse Logs in your garden

I first noticed the beneficial qualities of rotting logs when I gardened in the suburbs. The tree trimmers left stacks…

14 years ago

Manzanita ‘Howard McMinn’ and companions

This is National Wildlife Week and for that, I have chosen some favorite California native plants to show, as well…

14 years ago

Creating long lasting garden

A common word in gardening this decade is ‘sustainable’; sustainable gardening is using the principles of ecological wisdom.  When planting…

14 years ago

A Winter walk with Maggie

Today, Maggie and I walked all the way to the bottom of the property, where it's fairly wild.…Read More+

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

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

Design-Using the Colors of the Sierras

One idea was to match paint colors of our home to colors of the trees, plants and flowers right here…

24 years ago