While working on another project last January, I saw this pot full of grass seedlings,..looking so lush and full. So…
Have you ever noticed a striking color combination when planting flowers together by chance? You suddenly see that the hot…
Winter gardening Forever, I have loved the tiny flowered Johnny Jump Ups, Viola tricolor, which seed themselves happily around the…
Autumn sages, Salvia greggii, are low key shrubs most of the year. In cool seasons these evergreen mounding sages shine…
“Misidentify a mushroom and your liver could dissolve.” Hank Shaw, Hunter Angler Gardener Cook After one autumn rain, it’s enough…
In 2009, I visited my sister in New Zealand and on one weekend trip we drove down to the city…
How to dry your tomato harvest to enjoy gourmet dried tomatoes all winter long If you have a good crop of…
Butterfly magnets and how they grow Butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii, is a fast growing, vase-shaped, usually gangly shrub growing 6…
Studying the singular Soap Plant As the season passes, the Soap Plant is on the wane, still over 7 feet…
Oakhurst's official flower? When I arrived here in the mountains of Central California, I slowly became familiar with some of…
June's Blue Haze, Brodiaea This is a picture story of Elegant or Harvest Brodiaea in the Sierra foothill garden. This is…
This spring and summer several plants native to California much to my delight. A couple were known, but have just…
Here are the native and non-native flowers and plants that are blooming this month in my Sierra foothill garden. The…
Euphorbia is one of the most diverse family of plants, with many different shapes, sizes and colors, from shrubs to…
These three plants, well, you'll notice a few similarities and a few differences. Two are California natives and one is…
In May, I decided to take my camera to explore Lewis Creek Trail, just 7 miles south of Yosemite. The creek…
Pretty Face, Triteleia ixioides Sunny starry yellow, Pretty Face is sometimes called Golden brodiaea or Golden Stars, and is native…
Much about Miner's lettuce It may seem a weed in many California gardens, but you'll find that miner's lettuce, or…