For the past three weeks, ever since The Big Blow (windstorm on night of November 30/December 1), I have received a multitude of offers to haul away the broken tree […]
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Dividing Irises – Part 2
A little more than a month ago (October 14) I dug up a few Pacific Coast irises from the woodland garden to transplant to a new location – one that […]
Grape Jelly!
It is grape season and Roger’s Red grape (Vitis ‘Roger’s Red) is loaded up again this year. According to San Marcos Growers, this grape, selected by Roger Raiche, carries the genes […]
What’s that plinking noise in the garden
Summer is a quiet time in my garden. When I stop to listen – and it is best to do this late at night or very early in the morning […]
Summertime
Alas, I have been delinquent with my posts. Life just got in the way. Since this spring has been busy, I have been able to put my “lazy gardener” skills […]
From Winter to Summer Veggies
Been way too long since I’ve written about gardening. And that – not local politics – is what this blog is supposed to be about. Since it is spring, I […]
Gardens Gone Wild!
Tomorrow morning, 11 am – noon, I will be at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden nursery (Grow Native Nursery) in Claremont speaking about gardening with native annual wildflowers. Not […]
I am a lazy gardener
It has been hard to post because I have not been doing a lot of gardening. Of course this is part of my plan, my New Year’s resolution, my goal […]
Pruning sage
Pruning wild, shrubby sages is a bit of an art. They often grow very rapidly, developing woody stems that do not resprout reliably. It is recommended in Care and Maintenance […]
Like Scratching an Itch
Not only have I been slacking off when it comes to blog posts, but I haven’t done anything in the garden for days, maybe weeks. Well it’s a new year […]