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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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In the Beginning

Published on February 24, 2011March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

I just found this essay that I wrote a few years ago. It reminds me of how it all started. Hope you enjoy it. My eyes scan the emerald green […]

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Parkway Gardening Class at Nopalito

Published on August 23, 2010March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

On Saturday, August 21, 2010, I enjoyed giving a class at Nopalito Native Plant Nursery on parkway gardening with California native plants. The group was wonderful – engaged, knowledgeable and […]

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Too Hot To Post Much

Published on July 21, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

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 […]

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Parkway Garden Will Stay – for now

Published on May 19, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Many of you followed the story of the city citation for my wildflower parkway garden. If you didn’t you can read about it here. To make a long story short, […]

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Parkway Debacle – Part 2

Published on April 17, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Last night I went to the South Pasadena city council meeting to plead for the parkway. As former Horticulture Outreach person for a botanic garden, I have done a fair […]

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Low-Growing Parkway Plants Your City Will Love

Published on April 8, 2009March 27, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

As a native plant garden writer and consultant I receive many interesting questions about gardening with California native plants. In this continuing series (The Paintbrush, CNPS: San Gabriel Mountains Chapter: […]

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Plant List (Parkway Plants)

Published on April 8, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Sorry for the botanical names but I don’t know how to use a table or link to a pdf. (Abbreviations: ps-part-sun; sh-shade) Achillea millefolium ‘Island Pink’ – sun/ps Aster chilensis […]

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Hope for the parkway

Published on April 6, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

From Wild Suburbia Clearly, I am at fault for the city letter requiring that I bring the parkway into compliance with the city ordinance. Noticing that many residents planted their […]

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