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Drip irrigation for backyard trees

Published on June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 by weedingwildsuburbia

I left you at the end of my last blog post with a cliff hanger. I showed a picture of  four Rain Bird valves with combination DIG filter/pressure regulators and hoses hanging off the […]

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Front yard vegetable garden

Published on February 1, 2016January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Our front yard makeover began on the night of November 30-December 1 of 2011. The avocado tree in the front yard was “deconstructed” by winds that roared through our area in the wee hours […]

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Drought and the garden

Published on April 12, 2015February 27, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

The news reports on California’s drought are dire. However, the drought did not happen overnight, we are now in our fourth year of drought. Nevertheless, for years my city, South Pasadena, like […]

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Smother it

Published on March 6, 2015August 4, 2020 by weedingwildsuburbia

It is already March and if you have not planted your native plant garden you might want to consider putting it off until next year. Once again this rain year […]

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Make room for the young

Published on October 23, 2014March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

The avocado tree is gone. Fortunately, the heat wave is over. Nevertheless, my office located upstairs in the front of our south-facing house, gets very hot in the afternoon. Anyone […]

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RIP Avocado

Published on October 6, 2014April 25, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

A couple of months ago the bee hive in our avocado went silent. The hive, located in a cavity, was there when we moved into this house in 1998. We […]

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Acorn season

Published on October 13, 2013June 2, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

I am collecting acorns from Engelmann oaks here in South Pasadena. Engelmanns, also known as Pasadena or mesa oaks, are not only rare and unusual, but magnificent as well. When […]

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How to water established trees

Published on August 8, 2013July 3, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

I have been doing some online research on watering established trees. It is amazing how much contradictory information is out there! Some say water once or twice a week for […]

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Oaks in Garfield Park

Published on June 26, 2013April 7, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

A week ago last Sunday, on June 16, another mature specimen oak went down in Garfield Park. It was a sunny day, there had been no wind, no rain, no […]

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Indian Institute of Science

Published on April 29, 2013March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Within the bustling city of Bangalore is the venerable Indian Institute of Science (IISc). Founded in 1909, the guest house we are staying in, Centenary Visitors House, was built and named for […]

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Author of Wild Suburbia - Learning to Garden with Native Plants, Barbara created and runs Friends of South Pasadena Nature Park. Each month with other volunteers, she weeds and cares for the park. She continues to garden with natives, give talks, and write. Grow native - let your garden go wild.

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