Garden

What to plant under Native Oaks and Pines?

or ...Why I remember a Sunset Magazine article from 1999. A few months before we bought our place here in…

13 years ago

Weed and more native plants will come

The natural meadow in the second year By that, I mean, this is the second year that I have weeded…

13 years ago

Melding gardens and gravel in the Sierra foothills

Many of us here in the California Sierra foothills have gravel driveways, paths and roads.  This can be a help…

13 years ago

Butterfly Gardening: Living leaves in your garden

Butterfly gardeners begin this way….they see a colorful butterfly in their garden and start paying attention.  They want to see…

13 years ago

April First views in the Sierra foothills

First views of my garden at the first of April....  First views is the brainchild of Town Mouse, with the…

13 years ago

My green onion garden

Did you know that when green onions get a bit old in the fridge, you can plant them in a…

13 years ago

March First Views- Snow Dust in the Sierras

March is coming in like a lamb.  What does that mean?  A little rain, a little snow, just an inch…

13 years ago

Drat! Pokeweed! No, Chokecherry? Hope so!

What I thought might be buckeye or elderberry, turns out to be pokeweed! Darn!  My sister helped my identify this…

13 years ago

Miner’s lettuce surprising seedlings

While working on another project last January, I saw this pot full of grass seedlings,..looking so lush and full.  So…

13 years ago

Thinking plant combinations in a California foothill garden

Have you ever noticed a striking color combination when planting flowers together by chance?  You suddenly see that the hot…

13 years ago