Winter

Fire cautions in the Sierra Foothills

We took this photo up on the hill above our house, in the California Sierra foothills on  Tuesday. There is…

13 years ago

Best winter flowering plants for the Sierra foothills

Snapdragons in January It may seem past the point where you would want to do any planting here in the…

13 years ago

Indian summer-January First Views

 In each month of the year, on the first few days, we post wide views of what our gardens look like in…

13 years ago

Decorating with Winter Berries

Decorating with natural elements for a fresh New Year! After the holidays, I like to decorate my house in a fresh…

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

Violas in bright December

Winter gardening Forever, I have loved the tiny flowered Johnny Jump Ups, Viola tricolor, which seed themselves happily around the…

13 years ago

Winter Solstice in the Sierra Foothill Garden

The winter solstice -- which marks the beginning of winter and the shortest day of the year in the Northern…

13 years ago

wordless watercolor wednesday

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14 years ago

Friends,…I meant to do my work today

I Meant To Do My Work Today I meant to do my work today, But a brown bird sang in…

14 years ago

Planning large forest garden

Becoming stewards of our forest For some of us, here in the California foothills, especially those who live near the…

14 years ago

Enjoying Yosemite, family tradition

As some of you know, I live very near Yosemite National Park, a place where my family has vacationed since I…

14 years ago

A Winter walk with Maggie

Today, Maggie and I walked all the way to the bottom of the property, where it's fairly wild.…Read More+

14 years ago

Silent, and soft, and snow

Everything in life is speaking, in spite of its apparent silence. ~Hazrat Inayat Khan  There is a way that nature…

14 years ago

Winter check on the Sierra Foothill garden

What I am really doing in the garden Sunny January weather is lasting into February, and although chilly, by mid…

14 years ago

NZ Week- The Plants of New Zealand

Sunday- Rarangi Beach Monday-Blenheim Wineries and Gardens Tuesday-Totaranui and Abel Tasman Nat’l Park Wednesday-Birds of Abel Tasman Thursday- Nelson, New…

14 years ago

NZ Week- Picton and the Marlborough Sounds

Picton, the gem of the Marlborough Sounds Sunday- Rarangi Beach Monday-Blenheim Wineries and Gardens Tuesday-Totaranui and Abel Tasman Nat’l Park…

14 years ago