CA natives

Spring’s Ephemerals in the Sierra foothills

 My idea of gardening is to discover something wild in my wood and weed around it with the utmost care…

14 years ago

How to weed meadow in the Sierra Foothills

Project: Weeding the Meadow After rains and four weeks of sunny weather, a check on the progress of weeds and…

14 years ago

New Year’s Day 2011-My first wintersowing

Jan 1, 2011 This afternoon when it warmed up to a brisk 40F degrees, I tapped little soil ice cubes…

14 years ago

Wintersowing, great January seed starting project

Is there a gardener who doesn't know about wintersowing? Well, now the first day of the year is a great time…

14 years ago

Native plants from Lewis and Clark, found in the Sierra Foothills

Lewis & Clark discoveries we can plant... In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson requested $2500 from Congress to send Meriwether Lewis and…

14 years ago

Let’s check for progress on the meadow!

Last update for Fall 2010 ...next Winter! Before the latest rainstorms, new photos were taken of progress on my little…

14 years ago

Do you dream of natural and beautiful wildflower meadow?

How to plant a meadow in California foothills I do dream of that!  In late summer, my new project was…

14 years ago

Discovering and identifying the Oracle Oak

Discovering new natives I have always loved the names of plants. I don't know why, but I must know what a…

14 years ago

What am I really doing in the garden in October?

1st Week I'm ready to move some plants around and plant more in a new area of the garden. It's…

14 years ago

Firewise Landscaping in the Sierra Foothills

When landscaping in a fire risk area, like the Central Sierra foothills of California, you normally have to keep a…

14 years ago

When I’m ‘gardening’ on the net…

These Favorites are 'Gardening Links' I use often, some are local and some are websites anyone can use to get…

14 years ago

‘Sweet vagrant’ tarweed

"What is that wonderful smell", guests exclaim! So spicy and fragrant, Common Madia, Madia elegans and Rosinweed, Calycadenia truncata are…

14 years ago

Local, local, local

Welcome to Madera County Gardening Examiner , Facebook page. What you can do here: Get connected to informative articles about…

14 years ago

Western wildflowers from Wildseed Farms

Notes on Western Wildflower Mix from Wildseed Farms, planted in North Fork, CA (near Yosemite) Zone 7, 3000 ft.

14 years ago

Where the Wild Flowers Are

I sent for these seeds from Wildseed Farms. in Texas. Here is what I planted in order, from most to…

17 years ago

Spring 2006-New Front Beds

The objective is to plant shrubs and trees as foundations for the beds. Here are the first plants put in.

19 years ago

First Flower Beds

We have lived here for 8 months and five of those in the new house. As far as the garden…

19 years ago

Memorial Day 2002

May 23-28, 2002   Memorial Day! Madeline had her prom (Derek’s senior prom) so we went up alone. Jolie was working…

23 years ago