Sierra Foothills

California oak acorns: Feast or famine

Why do oaks drop more acorns some years and not others? If you have live or walk amongst an oak…

6 years ago

Our favorite butterfly plants

Wow! Butterflies love these plants! Grow any of these for instant results and each is matched with the perfect plant…

6 years ago

An illustrated map of Oakhurst, in 1967

Foothill area history, discovered... The question was, 'Does anyone know anything about this map?' Found at a thrift shop or…

7 years ago

Sycamore, king of Sierra foothill trees

The stately sycamore With slanted and twisted trunks and mottled bark, the California Sycamore is a majestic curiosity.  For me, this stately native…

7 years ago

Day Trip! Bald Mountain exploring

Call of the Wild! Attention, Four Wheel drivers... The view from the top of Bald Mountain, looking down on Shaver Lake…

8 years ago

Year-round hummingbirds of the Sierra foothills

Attracting Hummingbirds to the garden... Plant a hummingbird garden and they will come!  Lure them right into your own garden with a…

8 years ago

Lessons from the 2015 Willow Fire

The Week that Was: My story of the 2015 Willow Fire I heard the news online and called my husband,…

8 years ago

Jurassic Park- Tombstone Rock of Merced Falls Rd

Heavenly tombstones: Fun with Gold Country geology Field Trip! Have you ever seen these distinctive rocks on the back roads…

8 years ago

Trying out the new Calscape website

An easy tool to find CA native plants for you! Just enter your address into this database and all the…

9 years ago

Catching up with Yosemite Nature Notes

Yosemite Nature Notes Yosemite Nature Notes is a video podcast series that tells unique stories about the natural and human…

9 years ago

Make garden apron from jeans. No sewing!

Besides, talking bee and butterfly plants and using less pesticides  at the last Garden Workshop in Oakhurst the other Sunday,…

9 years ago

Fall planting in the Sierra foothills

Part 1-The whys and hows Working along with nature Instead of planting in the Spring and having to water your…

9 years ago

Grinding holes in the Sierra Foothills

Looking into the Sierra Foothill's past Generations ago —women would gather at these spots to grind their acorn meats. “That’s…

9 years ago

Finding Seven Rock

Locating a local landmark 7 Rock is a landmark referred to in the coverage of the recent Willow Fire, smoldering…

9 years ago

New gardening column debuts in Sierra Star | News | SierraStar.com

A new column,”Sierra Foothill Gardener,” is debuting in today’s edition of the Sierra Star. Written by Sue Langley of North…

10 years ago

Growing veggies in the remnants of straw bale garden

This Year's Veg Garden Experiment: The last two years have been straw bale gardens with great success!  This year, there…

10 years ago

Spring wildflowers: The blues

Driving the foothills: Stopping and turning around.... We had to stop and turn around to photograph this field of Lupine,…

10 years ago

The Lavender Experiment

What happens if you don't trim lavender? You all may know I like garden experiments. For the last two years…

10 years ago