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Pretty propagating: How To Multiply your Plants

Propagating plants in a Sierra foothill garden Propagating plants is making new plants from existing ones in your garden. Anyone can…

8 years ago

Easy steps to clean birdbath

How to clean a bird bath in twelve photos Keeping a birdbath sparkling clean is easy and it's worth a…

11 years ago

Violas over daffodils

Violas and pansies are perfect daffodil partners Last year, I planted violas over the mini daffodils in patio pots and…

12 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

Junk garden project-Dutch door

Saturday- Hmmm, Tractor Man gone for the day?  Having coffee and wondering WHAT to do today. I love having a…

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

Decorating with Winter Berries

Decorating with natural elements for a fresh New Year! After the holidays, I like to decorate my house in a fresh…

13 years ago

Blog Archive Happiness

  --Nov 16  Today, I'm happy because I have found a way to create a blog archive in one step.…

13 years ago

How to make an easy garden stepping stone

My friend crafty friend, Cheryl, and I have been at it again!  We had a brainstorm!   This stepping stone can be…

13 years ago

Preserving Fall leaves in the Sierra Foothill Garden

 "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." - Albert Camus Ever find a beautiful Autumn leaf…

13 years ago

Culinary Herb garden in basket

Finding a large woven basket can be useful as a kitchen garden in a small garden or where deer abound. Sometimes…

13 years ago

How to make your own delicious dried tomatoes

How to dry your tomato harvest to enjoy gourmet dried tomatoes all winter long If you have a good crop of…

13 years ago

Hypertufa workshop…fun!

 Last month, my friend, Cheryl and I, committed to giving a workshop to the garden club on a subject we were…

13 years ago

How to make Hypertufa Troughs

What are hypertufa troughs? Hypertufa (pronounced hyper-toofa) is a mixture of peat moss, perlite, cement and water. Old stone watering troughs…

13 years ago

Encouraging wildlife with ‘habitat’

A Backyard Habitat is a transformation of your garden into a place that provides the things wildlife need to live…

13 years ago

Building benches and paths of desire

Places to sit in the garden?  You've got to have them. Especially when the place is affectionately called 'Rancho Relaxo.'…

14 years ago

Not Blow wives, Silverpuffs

Dang, and I put the name in the post title… A few days after posting Dandelions, Grand dandelions and Blow…

14 years ago

In which, I clean up my potting bench

The difference between trash and junk I posted a picture of my terribly messy potting bench area on my FB page,…

14 years ago