Autumn arrives
A busy year! And we’ve barely begun begun our busiest season, which is autumn, the best time of the year…
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A busy year! And we’ve barely begun begun our busiest season, which is autumn, the best time of the year…
In California’s Central Valley and Southern Sierra, we have three seasons of garden work, and one season of rest. Although…
I love this season! Wait – didn’t I say that about Autumn? As I’m writing this it is raining,…
Western spice bush (Calycanthus occidentlias) under some severe heat stress in this part sun foothill garden. Is more water the…
One of the reasons I love to travel is to visit public lands and botanic gardens, both to admire and…
After years of dry winters, 2015/16 wasn’t bad. But nothing like this winter. In almost all of California, we receive…
Our newer, water-saving landscapes are helping us break free of plain old green in the garden. With many plants, the…
A design style that makes good use of California native plants is The New Perennial Movement. This design trend,…
When I was a younger, idealistic college student, I participated in Earth Day activities every year in the Southern…
Late-winter is one of my favorite seasons in the garden. Plants that were dormant in summer and fall look refreshed…