A Backyard Habitat is a transformation of your garden into a place that provides the things wildlife need to live…
Places to sit in the garden? You've got to have them. Especially when the place is affectionately called 'Rancho Relaxo.'…
Weeding the natural meadow I work quietly, allowing my thoughts to fade away into just being. I especially don’t think…
Everyone has seen these garden spheres in the garden, but recently after finding a bowling ball at Oakhurst's "Clutter Clearance"…
Notes on what I am really doing in the garden. Mexican Primrose eradication in front beds Last Fall I decided…
The difference between trash and junk I posted a picture of my terribly messy potting bench area on my FB page,…
This snowy, drippy day...what else to do but check on past projects. Getting rid of Mexican Primrose 10-15-2010 Invasive plants…
I first noticed the beneficial qualities of rotting logs when I gardened in the suburbs. The tree trimmers left stacks…
Becoming stewards of our forest For some of us, here in the California foothills, especially those who live near the…
Today, Maggie and I walked all the way to the bottom of the property, where it's fairly wild.…Read More+
Here are some of the favorite posts of the last few months. It's interesting to see what people like and what…
Jan 1, 2011 This afternoon when it warmed up to a brisk 40F degrees, I tapped little soil ice cubes…
Here’s a good reason to do so: When you have a pumpkin left over from Halloween and Thanksgiving, what can…
Oh, no! Someone has knocked down a pot of flowers and broken it! Ah, well, it happens... And sometimes you…
I don't have to have my wood stacked like this, nor could I, to be satisfied, but I want to…
Dave's garden is having a photo contest, so...I decided to enter the photo of the poppy 'butterfly' I saw next to…
1st Week I'm ready to move some plants around and plant more in a new area of the garden. It's…