Art, Gardens and the Farmers’ Market of Nelson, NZ Sunday- Rarangi Beach Monday-Blenheim Wineries and Gardens Tuesday-Totaranui and Abel Tasman…
Sunday- Rarangi Beach Monday-Blenheim Wineries and Gardens Tuesday-Totaranui and Abel Tasman Nat’l Park Wednesday-Birds of Abel Tasman Thursday- Nelson, New…
Winter in the mountains of California is a great time for a sunny trip to New Zealand, isn't it? Come…
You’ve heard of Shark Week, right? Well, this is New Zealand Week here at the Sierra Foothill Garden, and I…
Winter here in California is summer in New Zealand. Yes, the water circles the bathtub drain the other direction in…
The female praying mantis turns to the male and says, " after sex but before I kill you, I'll need…
What I'm really doing in the garden today? Coffee, then raking paths, clipping faded flowers. Deep watering the new-ish rock…
Swallowtail on the buddleia this morning. Great, got a good focus, even though I was holding the camera way overhead.
Three pots of lilies, with faded blooms, given to me by a friend in May 2009, were planted on the…
In late summer, Nature has a way of reproducing each plant and all you have to do is take notice…
When you go out to the garden, with no objective in mind, it's surprising how much you can accomplish. Equipped…
I sent for these seeds from Wildseed Farms. in Texas. Here is what I planted in order, from most to…
There are a certain number of plants that I brought from our previous garden in Southern California. The zone is…
Russ called Larry to say there’s a fire on Rd 274, our road! Said he’d try to find out more.…
This is a transcript of the diary I kept during the first years of our transition to the mountains. We…