A busy year! And we’ve barely begun begun our busiest season, which is autumn, the best time of the year…

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…

     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…

This article first appeared in the April 4 edition of the Porterville Recorder newspaper.                You’ve probably heard that on…

This article first appeared in the Porterville Recorder newspaper Dec. 7-8, 2013 and was written with mainly the Southern Sierra…

How is your garden weathering this heat wave? The best care is prevention, watering extra up to a week ahead…

Howdy, March 1 – weather is warm – rain is scarce – the bush lupins  & early wildflowers are blooming,…

If you’re just getting started with discovering how wonderful, rewarding and easy-to-care-for (most of the time) our own State’s native…