Autumn arrives
A busy year! And we’ve barely begun begun our busiest season, which is autumn, the best time of the year…
Visiting Denver Botanical Garden
One of the reasons I love to travel is to visit public lands and botanic gardens, both to admire and…
Making use of all this rain
After years of dry winters, 2015/16 wasn’t bad. But nothing like this winter. In almost all of California, we receive…
Promising new (to me) California native plants
Like every other gardener I know, I love to try out new plants. And, lucky me; I get to call…
Spring in the CA native plant garden
Late-winter is one of my favorite seasons in the garden. Plants that were dormant in summer and fall look refreshed…
Planting in winter
Our season of fall planting is nearing its conclusion. But if you need to finish off the landscape this year,…
Autumn is here, but do we care?
I should have paid more attention to the Autumnal Equinox, the day when day and night are the same length.…
Winter in the California native plant garden
What do you need to do in winter to keep your California native plant garden thriving? The following tips are…
Summer arrives with a roar –
How is your garden weathering this heat wave? The best care is prevention, watering extra up to a week ahead…
Spring 2013
Howdy, March 1 – weather is warm – rain is scarce – the bush lupins & early wildflowers are blooming,…