Tips for Native Plant Heat Wave Gardening

Published on September 18, 2018January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Now that last summer’s extreme heat is behind us, it is time to take stock and see what we have learned. Although I have seen numerous articles (here and here –

After the flowers

Published on May 18, 2018 by weedingwildsuburbia

Wildflower season is “past peak” and I’d like to remind you that the glorious, youthful, bright flowers now enter the very important stage of making and dispersing seed. Though my

Lawn-less Sustainable Garden Finale

Published on April 10, 2018January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

The work on the front yard patios is completed. I planted some grasses and other perennials but am waiting until next winter to plant a few shrubs. As promised in

Lawn-less Sustainable Garden (continued)

Published on February 26, 2018January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

We are making big changes to our yard. As you may remember from earlier posts, I was not happy with the burned out lawn in the front yard. Years of

Lawn-less sustainable garden

Published on January 13, 2018January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

I got rid of the last bit of lawn in Wild Suburbia. We are lawn-less, lawn-free, turf-be-gone, but definitely not grassless! Deergrass, California fescue, melic grass, purple needlegrass, and even

Pruning (continued)

Published on October 17, 2017January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

The last two posts – Garden Gloves, and Pruning Gooseberries – segue into today’s piece perfectly. Since we returned from the Pacific Northwest I have been cutting back the humongous

Pruning Gooseberries

Published on September 29, 2017January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

The following is a video of me pruning a fuchsia-flowering gooseberry (Ribes speciosum). I certainly hope it is helpful because it is definitely embarrassing! It is my hope that with

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

Irrigation overload

Published on June 19, 2017 by weedingwildsuburbia

I am sorry if this is TMI but there are some pretty cool things happening in Wild Suburbia with regard to irrigation. As always, I am making these changes to

Native Plant Garden Tour

Published on March 4, 2017March 4, 2017 by weedingwildsuburbia

Everyone is talking about this year’s heavy rains, and the promise they bring of spectacular wildflower displays throughout the state. I will be taking some wildflower trips – hopefully starting this weekend