Plant Profiles
Spring’s Ephemerals in the Sierra foothills
My idea of gardening is to discover something wild in my wood and weed around it with the utmost care…
Winter check on the Sierra Foothill garden
What I am really doing in the garden Sunny January weather is lasting into February, and although chilly, by mid…
Native plants from Lewis and Clark, found in the Sierra Foothills
Lewis & Clark discoveries we can plant... In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson requested $2500 from Congress to send Meriwether Lewis and…
Of fog and rain
"An absolute patience. Trees stand up to their knees in fog. The fog slowly flows uphill. White cobwebs, the grass…
Why did these gummy resins make good presents?
Frankincense and myrrh These fascinating herbs are best known through the story of the Three Wise Men delivering gold, frankincense,…
Camellia ‘Yuletide’ Christmas
Happy Holidays, everyone! Since my 'Yuletide' Camellia, usually on the patio, is in full bloom, we decided to put it inside…
Mysteries in the mulch
Get down... Get down low...and see the mysteries that may be in your mulch and layer of leaf liter under…
Past memories and changing your mind
Shasta Daisies and Ox-eye daisies The memories of the tall Shasta daisies in my grandmother’s and mother’s gardens created in me,…
Best Fall bloomers: Mexican marigold
Introducing you to... Mexican marigold or Tagetes lemmonii... Lemmon's Marigold, Copper Canyon Daisy or Mexican Bush Daisy, you can call…
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