Projects
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…
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…
Culinary Herb garden in a basket
Finding a large woven basket can be useful as a kitchen garden in a small garden or where deer abound. Sometimes…
Leaf casting the Indian Rhubarb
How to do a leaf-casting! A serendipitous discovery of a large leaf in a mountain stream, led me to try…
A New Zealand inspired California rock garden
In 2009, I visited my sister in New Zealand and on one weekend trip we drove down to the city…
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…
Hypertufa workshop…fun!
Last month, my friend, Cheryl and I, committed to giving a workshop to the garden club on a subject we were…
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…
Encouraging wildlife with a ‘habitat’
A Backyard Habitat is a transformation of your garden into a place that provides the things wildlife need to live…
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.'…
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