The only thing that I have been avoiding and neglecting more than my blog is my garden. In the last few days, I have cleaned house, watched one whole season […]
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Gardening Season is About to Begin
Although I haven’t had time to change the “What to Do in the Garden” section of my Weedinig Wild Suburbia blog, it is definitely not time to: Sit in a […]
Springtime Peak in the Garden
We just returned from a short trip to the desert. Didn’t really see many wildflowers though it was truly beautiful nonetheless. We went to the Mojave National Preserve. It was […]
Grooming Bunchgrasses
(Editorial note: no groming is not a word. Can’t believe I didn’t get more corrections. Sorry for the error.) Gave a talk on native grasses in the garden at Theodore […]
January Highlights
Yes I know it is February but I seem to running behind in my garden posts. Luckily I am not running too far behind in the garden. With 124 days […]
Late Autumn in the Garden
It was a cool day today but for me this is southern California at its best. The toyon berries are bright red, Roger’s Red grape has autumn foliage that competes […]
Gardening Gone Wild Photo Competition
It is late afternoon on December 12th at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. The sun is low in the sky and it catches the deergrass (Muhlenbergia rigens) in the foreground, […]
Too Hot To Post Much
It is currently in the mid nineties. Too hot to garden. I watered my front lawn at 4:30 this morning to make the very most of the water I am […]
Native Grasses, Sedges and Rush for the Garden, Part VI
And finally, the last of this series on native grasses and grass-like plants for the garden. I am hoping to add more in the future, including blue-eyed grass, bulbs, and […]
Native Grasses, Sedges and Rush for the Garden, Part V
I am going to try to post the rest of the slides from the powerpoint in the next two entries. If you want to check out the entire presentation, click […]