What happens if you don't trim lavender? You all may know I like garden experiments. For the last two years…
The Highly Valued Manzanita Manzanitas are typical and beautiful Chaparral plants in the Sierra foothills. They, and the chaparral as…
Some of our deer friends... I still like the deer better than any one plant. They are the best sort…
Our 'bad' soil...? I get comments all the time from discouraged local gardeners about 'our bad soil' in the Oakhurst,…
It is a commonly heard in casual remarks on gardening topics and maintaining a landscape in the Sierra Foothills that…
or ...Why I remember a Sunset Magazine article from 1999. A few months before we bought our place here in…
Many of us here in the California Sierra foothills have gravel driveways, paths and roads. This can be a help…
Our adventure We had a dream to move out of Southern California away from the congestion and stress and switch…
Have you ever noticed a striking color combination when planting flowers together by chance? You suddenly see that the hot…
What is a rain garden? It’s a garden specifically designed to take advantage of where water naturally collects. In dry…
One of my favorite color combos is cobalt blue and turquoise. That is why I like this picture! These are Western…
Field Trip: Hornitos On a recent photo trek through the area between the Sierra foothills and the Central Valley of…
Learning about watering for California natives ...and some Mediterranean plants in a home garden in the Sierra Foothills. I…
Studying the singular Soap Plant As the season passes, the Soap Plant is on the wane, still over 7 feet…
My friend, Diane, of Oakhurst area, CA, has long dreamed of having a real glass greenhouse, and now after many…
June's Blue Haze, Brodiaea This is a picture story of Elegant or Harvest Brodiaea in the Sierra foothill garden. This is…
Euphorbia is one of the most diverse family of plants, with many different shapes, sizes and colors, from shrubs to…
These three plants, well, you'll notice a few similarities and a few differences. Two are California natives and one is…