Something different

Larry Rettig’s melancholy and ‘Summer Treasures’

Here in the Sierra foothills of California, sometimes the Autumn season brings a feeling of melancholy to gardeners, faced with…

12 years ago

Up at dawn

Do you get up early?  I do,...but have found that many couples have one.  One that gets up at dawn…

13 years ago

Happy Valentine’s to my friends

 "Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week…

13 years ago

Emerson in the Sierra foothills New Year

"In the woods.., a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough , and at what period soever…

13 years ago

How will you garden in 2012?

I am interested in business practices in general after owning my own small company for 20 years and became fascinated…

13 years ago

Blog Archive Happiness

  --Nov 16  Today, I'm happy because I have found a way to create a blog archive in one step.…

13 years ago

Hot as an oven, …a California ghost town

Field Trip: Hornitos On a recent photo trek through the area between the Sierra foothills and the Central Valley of…

13 years ago

Hypertufa workshop…fun!

 Last month, my friend, Cheryl and I, committed to giving a workshop to the garden club on a subject we were…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

Garden orb of modest materials

Everyone has seen these garden spheres in the garden, but recently after finding a bowling ball at Oakhurst's "Clutter Clearance"…

13 years ago

Volunteer dill peeks in window

Oh, Joy! Dill is a versatile herb, one that I really use in cooking. First planted in 2005, I’ve never…

14 years ago

I love my spammers and they love me, Tra-la ♪♫

When I’m feeling down and no one likes a post I’ve written well enough to comment, then I cheer myself…

14 years ago

Switching from natives to roses on our mountain!

After much discussion and agonizing decisions, we have embarked on big changes here at my Sierra Foothill Garden! In this…

14 years ago