Last fall’s wildfires in Southern California epitomize the changing nature of landscapes. Change can come suddenly through disturbance that accompanies catastrophic events like fires or floods, or it can be incremental occurring slowly over years. Stasis, or the lack of change, is non-existent in nature. Too often we forget that gardens, also, are systems that […]
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End-of-Summer Fires
Ash drifts in the air, settling everywhere. As most of you know Los Angeles is experiencing terrible wildfires during extremely hot and dry weather. I was away this weekend when conditions were worst, though my husband and daughter were here. My daughter took some amazing pictures of the smoke and flames. One was posted on […]