Holocarpha heermannii

Happy is the meadow planter

First weeks of Fall in the Sierra foothills The season has changed in the foothills around Oakhurst. The fierce heat…

11 years ago

Working quietly along with quail

Weeding the natural meadow I work quietly, allowing my thoughts to fade away into just being. I especially don’t think…

13 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

About Sierra Foothill Garden

Take a peek at my garden notebook of current garden happenings, my ongoing native plant ID project and also my diary of our home building process, started in 2000.
You can follow your dream!
Sue Langley

“Come to the mountains and get their good tidings, Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ~~John Muir”

Sierra Foothill Garden

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