Plant Profiles
An ideal plant list for a new Sierra foothill garden
Drought tolerant and colorful plants for any garden... Sometimes you find an ideal list of plants suitable for your area…
Violas over daffodils
Violas and pansies are perfect daffodil partners Last year, I planted violas over the mini daffodils in patio pots and…
Fire and manzanita myths
It is a commonly heard in casual remarks on gardening topics and maintaining a landscape in the Sierra Foothills that…
Bringing home ‘rescued’ plants
How to choose end-of-season sale plants Every year, while visiting my favorite nurseries, I prowl the sale tables in late…
Spicy mints in the foothill garden
Spicy mints? “Much Virtue in Herbs, little in Men.” - Benjamin Franklin The rich, spiciness of these plants makes them…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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