Alexander Selkirk was a Scot whose adventures on an uninhabited island were reputed to be the basis for Daniel Defoe’s…
Caring for native trees in the garden ...and a list of what to plant When faced with a new, mountain…
Inspired by a sunbeam. At 7:15am, as the sun peeks over the mountain peak, it focused on the petals of the daffodils,…
I first noticed the beneficial qualities of rotting logs when I gardened in the suburbs. The tree trimmers left stacks…
This is National Wildlife Week and for that, I have chosen some favorite California native plants to show, as well…
A common word in gardening this decade is ‘sustainable’; sustainable gardening is using the principles of ecological wisdom. When planting…
Today, Maggie and I walked all the way to the bottom of the property, where it's fairly wild.…Read More+
Oh, no! Someone has knocked down a pot of flowers and broken it! Ah, well, it happens... And sometimes you…
I don't have to have my wood stacked like this, nor could I, to be satisfied, but I want to…
One idea was to match paint colors of our home to colors of the trees, plants and flowers right here…