Winter chores and pleasures! It’s sunny and 70º as I write this and it’s a reminder that our winter weather…
A Winter walk-around What's blooming? What's happening? A walk through my garden just before Winter begins. First off, the patio…
One year of seeds brings seven years of weeds! Three things will make your life easier when it comes to…
Plant sweet peas. Between rains you can plant sweet peas along a fence or trellis. It’s amazing how sturdy the…
My Favorite Junk Store and Why I Like It I'm itchin' to go to the junk stores again. Boy do…
How to choose end-of-season sale plants Every year, while visiting my favorite nurseries, I prowl the sale tables in late…
March is coming in like a lamb. What does that mean? A little rain, a little snow, just an inch…
While working on another project last January, I saw this pot full of grass seedlings,..looking so lush and full. So…
Easy garden projects for you and a child Interesting children in the joys of gardening can be fun. They’re eager…
A few months ago, I found this rusty brake thingy in front of our car in a parking lot. Of…
Across the valley, where Willow Creek flows south, there is a tall sugarpine that becomes backlit at a certain point…
Saturday- Hmmm, Tractor Man gone for the day? Having coffee and wondering WHAT to do today. I love having a…
"Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week…
What is a rain garden? It’s a garden specifically designed to take advantage of where water naturally collects. In dry…
While going out to photograph my 'first views' of February in my California mountain garden, I already know that my…
The first photo is from a set taken this month after a small fire broke out in the valley a…
Winter is a good time to evaluate your garden tools. I've stashed them all away for the coming rain and…
Did you think you were through gardening in California Sierra mountains? Usually we have rain and snow, but noooo. Here…