Why do oaks drop more acorns some years and not others? If you have live or walk amongst an oak…
Wow! Butterflies love these plants! Grow any of these for instant results and each is matched with the perfect plant…
Foothill area history, discovered... The question was, 'Does anyone know anything about this map?' Found at a thrift shop or…
The stately sycamore With slanted and twisted trunks and mottled bark, the California Sycamore is a majestic curiosity. For me, this stately native…
Call of the Wild! Attention, Four Wheel drivers... The view from the top of Bald Mountain, looking down on Shaver Lake…
Attracting Hummingbirds to the garden... Plant a hummingbird garden and they will come! Lure them right into your own garden with a…
The Week that Was: My story of the 2015 Willow Fire I heard the news online and called my husband,…
Heavenly tombstones: Fun with Gold Country geology Field Trip! Have you ever seen these distinctive rocks on the back roads…
An easy tool to find CA native plants for you! Just enter your address into this database and all the…
Yosemite Nature Notes Yosemite Nature Notes is a video podcast series that tells unique stories about the natural and human…
Besides, talking bee and butterfly plants and using less pesticides at the last Garden Workshop in Oakhurst the other Sunday,…
Part 1-The whys and hows Working along with nature Instead of planting in the Spring and having to water your…
Looking into the Sierra Foothill's past Generations ago —women would gather at these spots to grind their acorn meats. “That’s…
Locating a local landmark 7 Rock is a landmark referred to in the coverage of the recent Willow Fire, smoldering…
A new column,”Sierra Foothill Gardener,” is debuting in today’s edition of the Sierra Star. Written by Sue Langley of North…
This Year's Veg Garden Experiment: The last two years have been straw bale gardens with great success! This year, there…
Driving the foothills: Stopping and turning around.... We had to stop and turn around to photograph this field of Lupine,…
What happens if you don't trim lavender? You all may know I like garden experiments. For the last two years…