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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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Natives, great. Edibles, eh.

Published on September 24, 2014July 3, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

It is officially autumn. Yes, it reached the upper 80s here in beautiful Southern California, but I know that it is autumn because most of my tomato plants are brown […]

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Happy Holidays

Published on December 18, 2013March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

In the last blog post I left you (or rather, me) holding a decanted plant, roots exposed to the elements. Alas, I hope no one has been waiting for the […]

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Home again

Published on June 8, 2013July 2, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

We have been home for eight days after six months in India, oh my, it feels good. I promised to give an update on how my wild suburban garden did […]

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Container plants in Mumbai

Published on January 7, 2013March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

I have spent enough time on this. Does anyone know how to use a flickr slideshow, as I have done here, but include the description (and not the title) of […]

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It’s alive!

Published on July 30, 2012July 2, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

So nice to be home. Traveling is wonderful, but it feels so good to sleep in one’s own bed. Maybe that is why going away is so great – to […]

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But is it really low-maintenance?

Published on July 23, 2010July 2, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Before leaving for Baja last week I was hard at work setting up drip lines for potted tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and native perennials. Cautiously – because this is a sensitive […]

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Last Wedding Post – and I mean it!

Published on July 7, 2010March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

It has been nearly a month since the big day and it seems like I should put up one final post on how things finished up. As mentioned earlier many […]

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The Wedding

Published on June 16, 2010March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Although most of the country is reaching its peak flowering season, those of us who garden with native plants here in the LA Basin, are long past peak. And so […]

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7 in bloom, 3 ready to go

Published on June 5, 2010July 3, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

With less than a week to go, there are seven potted sunflowers in bloom. And several more are just about there. Each morning I check the pots, watering those that […]

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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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