Spring
‘First week of June’ gardening day
Just came in from the garden,...perfect day to be out there, especially with my camera. There was really nice, even…
June Bloom in the Sierra foothill garden
Half the year is over and in the garden I'm walking around taking stock. June usually means the real riotous…
The Wildflowers: Yellows and whites
"What's blooming Wednesday" In the Sierra foothills, after the blues, of Lupine, Vetch and Blue dicks, the early Spring wildflowers:…
Our good Sierra foothill soil
Our 'bad' soil...? I get comments all the time from discouraged local gardeners about 'our bad soil' in the Oakhurst,…
Rainy Spring Walk with Maggie
On a rainy day in April, I still take Maggie for her daily walk in the garden. It's not cold…
Up at dawn
Do you get up early? I do,...but have found that many couples have one. One that gets up at dawn…
Weed and more native plants will come
The natural meadow in the second year By that, I mean, this is the second year that I have weeded…
Native California meadow in the second year
Big changes all around The meadow in May...checking the progress and weeding, weeding... Last year, here in the Sierra foothills,…
Melding gardens and gravel in the Sierra foothills
Many of us here in the California Sierra foothills have gravel driveways, paths and roads. This can be a help…
Butterfly Gardening: Living leaves in your garden
Butterfly gardeners begin this way….they see a colorful butterfly in their garden and start paying attention. They want to see…
![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg height="400px" width="600px" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"/>)
