Here in the Sierra foothills of California, sometimes the Autumn season brings a feeling of melancholy to gardeners, faced with…
Do you get up early? I do,...but have found that many couples have one. One that gets up at dawn…
"Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week…
"In the woods.., a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough , and at what period soever…
I am interested in business practices in general after owning my own small company for 20 years and became fascinated…
--Nov 16 Today, I'm happy because I have found a way to create a blog archive in one step.…
Field Trip: Hornitos On a recent photo trek through the area between the Sierra foothills and the Central Valley of…
Last month, my friend, Cheryl and I, committed to giving a workshop to the garden club on a subject we were…
What are hypertufa troughs? Hypertufa (pronounced hyper-toofa) is a mixture of peat moss, perlite, cement and water. Old stone watering troughs…
Everyone has seen these garden spheres in the garden, but recently after finding a bowling ball at Oakhurst's "Clutter Clearance"…
Oh, Joy! Dill is a versatile herb, one that I really use in cooking. First planted in 2005, I’ve never…
When I’m feeling down and no one likes a post I’ve written well enough to comment, then I cheer myself…
After much discussion and agonizing decisions, we have embarked on big changes here at my Sierra Foothill Garden! In this…