What you and I can do now in the Sierra foothills: Christmas shop! Christmas trees are at our local Western…
First views is a meme that Town Mouse started in order to get wider views of our gardens to show…
Autumn sages, Salvia greggii, are low key shrubs most of the year. In cool seasons these evergreen mounding sages shine…
Two paths and a patio, November First Views Good Morning! As the sun comes up , I walk around the garden…
First Views is a meme that Town Mouse started to show seasonal view of larger areas of your garden, rather…
In 2009, I visited my sister in New Zealand and on one weekend trip we drove down to the city…
First Views is a meme that Town Mouse started to show seasonal view of larger areas of your garden, rather…
Oh! Do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be…
"I have found, through the years of practice, that people garden in order to make something grow; to interact with…
Learning about watering for California natives ...and some Mediterranean plants in a home garden in the Sierra Foothills. I…
Last month, my friend, Cheryl and I, committed to giving a workshop to the garden club on a subject we were…
What are hypertufa troughs? Hypertufa (pronounced hyper-toofa) is a mixture of peat moss, perlite, cement and water. Old stone watering troughs…
Butterfly magnets and how they grow Butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii, is a fast growing, vase-shaped, usually gangly shrub growing 6…
My friend, Diane, of Oakhurst area, CA, has long dreamed of having a real glass greenhouse, and now after many…
This spring and summer several plants native to California much to my delight. A couple were known, but have just…
Here are the native and non-native flowers and plants that are blooming this month in my Sierra foothill garden. The…
Welcome Summer! On the summer solstice which is today, the Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight than on any other day…
Notes on what I am really doing in the garden. Mexican Primrose eradication in front beds Last Fall I decided…