I was all set to write about stink bugs. We seem to have an overabundance of these non-native, nuisance pests. So I got online and found out that they are really bad back east. I saw an entertaining video on how to remove them from your house using a vacuum cleaner and the freezer. But […]
pruning
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 of Southern California Native Gardens (available at RSABG and CNPS ) that you cut back these sages in the winter by about a third to […]