Garden
Foothill Penstemon, vivid and bright
It’s California Native Plant Week and I’m profiling a different California native each day that is on my particular wish…
Sulfur Flower, a native Californian butterfly magnet
California Native Plant Week It’s California Native Plant Week and I’m profiling a different California native each day that is…
What to plant under oaks and pines in the garden?
Caring for native trees in the garden ...and a list of what to plant When faced with a new, mountain…
Shinzen Friendship Garden, a rainy spring story
The Shinzen Friendship Garden's Spring Blossom Festival and Bonsai Show originally scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27 has…
Gardening globally….widening my horizons
I have been surprised and delighted with how far-reaching my contacts have been as I have begun creating this blog.…
Let’s check on Fall and Winter projects!
This snowy, drippy day...what else to do but check on past projects. Getting rid of Mexican Primrose 10-15-2010 Invasive plants…
Nurse Logs in your garden
I first noticed the beneficial qualities of rotting logs when I gardened in the suburbs. The tree trimmers left stacks…
Manzanita ‘Howard McMinn’ and companions
This is National Wildlife Week and for that, I have chosen some favorite California native plants to show, as well…
Gardening without Pain
What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it. ~Charles Dudley Warner Since our…
Planning a large forest garden
Becoming stewards of our forest For some of us, here in the California foothills, especially those who live near the…
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