Garden

Tim and Barbara’s ‘ideal’ Foothill garden: One year later

Tim and Barbara's garden, one year later If you remember, Tim and Barbara Fruehe of Oakhurst, CA, renovated their entire…

12 years ago

Garden history: Gardens by the Season

I learned Latin names of plants from my mother at an early age and become a logophile, a lover of…

12 years ago

Trying out a straw bale garden

A Straw Bale Garden?  Sure, I love experiments! Recently I decided to try the technique called straw bale gardening, after…

12 years ago

Our good Sierra foothill soil

Our 'bad' soil...? I get comments all the time from discouraged local gardeners about 'our bad soil' in the Oakhurst,…

12 years ago

Rainy Spring Walk with Maggie

On a rainy day in April, I still take Maggie for her daily walk in the garden.  It's not cold…

12 years ago

Secrets for a weed free garden

One year of seeds brings seven years of weeds! Three things will make your life easier when it comes to…

12 years ago

Violas over daffodils

Violas and pansies are perfect daffodil partners Last year, I planted violas over the mini daffodils in patio pots and…

12 years ago

When every leaf is a flower

One evening near dark, I lost myself as I wandered, looking for turning leaves around the place. "Autumn is a…

12 years ago

Spicy mints in the foothill garden

Spicy mints? “Much Virtue in Herbs, little in Men.” - Benjamin Franklin The rich, spiciness of these plants makes them…

13 years ago

Gardening around new construction in the Sierra foothills

Starting from scratch - Then and now Laying out garden beds in clay and decomposed granite is the way you…

13 years ago