Garden

Gardening with children- 8 garden projects for you and a child

Easy garden projects for you and a child Interesting children in the joys of gardening can be fun. They’re eager…

13 years ago

Then and Now-The back slope

The back slope, then and now In a series of Then and Now photos, it's satisfying to look back nostalgically…

13 years ago

Rain gardens for the Sierra foothills

What is a rain garden? It’s a garden specifically designed to take advantage of where water naturally collects. In dry…

13 years ago

Outwitting gophers in the Sierra foothill garden

Gophers and other living garden pests can drain the enthusiasm from the hardiest gardener in the California Sierra foothills.  To…

13 years ago

A mild Sierra foothill winter-February First Views

While going out to photograph my 'first views' of February in my California  mountain garden, I already know that my…

13 years ago

Keeping garden records

Simple Record Keeping for the Garden Fall and winter can be good times to settle in and plan for future…

13 years ago

My favorite gardening equipment

Winter is a good time to evaluate your garden tools. I've stashed them all away for the coming rain and…

13 years ago

More winter gardening ideas for the Sierra foothills

Did you think you were through gardening in California Sierra mountains?  Usually we have rain and snow, but noooo.  Here…

13 years ago

Best winter flowering plants for the Sierra foothills

Snapdragons in January It may seem past the point where you would want to do any planting here in the…

13 years ago

Indian summer-January First Views

 In each month of the year, on the first few days, we post wide views of what our gardens look like in…

13 years ago