March is coming in like a lamb. What does that mean? A little rain, a little snow, just an inch…
What I thought might be buckeye or elderberry, turns out to be pokeweed! Darn! My sister helped my identify this…
While working on another project last January, I saw this pot full of grass seedlings,..looking so lush and full. So…
Have you ever noticed a striking color combination when planting flowers together by chance? You suddenly see that the hot…
Easy garden projects for you and a child Interesting children in the joys of gardening can be fun. They’re eager…
The back slope, then and now In a series of Then and Now photos, it's satisfying to look back nostalgically…
What is a rain garden? It’s a garden specifically designed to take advantage of where water naturally collects. In dry…
Gophers and other living garden pests can drain the enthusiasm from the hardiest gardener in the California Sierra foothills. To…
While going out to photograph my 'first views' of February in my California mountain garden, I already know that my…
Simple Record Keeping for the Garden Fall and winter can be good times to settle in and plan for future…
Winter is a good time to evaluate your garden tools. I've stashed them all away for the coming rain and…
Did you think you were through gardening in California Sierra mountains? Usually we have rain and snow, but noooo. Here…
Snapdragons in January It may seem past the point where you would want to do any planting here in the…
In each month of the year, on the first few days, we post wide views of what our gardens look like in…
I am interested in business practices in general after owning my own small company for 20 years and became fascinated…
Winter gardening Forever, I have loved the tiny flowered Johnny Jump Ups, Viola tricolor, which seed themselves happily around the…
How we garden Normally, gardeners have only had themselves to please when creating a plant world around them. And that's…