The big news continues to be the ongoing drought in California, which is interesting since we rarely get any rain from April through November. Once we got half way through […]
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Driving east
Did you ever feel like getting in the car and just driving east? You know, leaving the errands behind and crossing the whole country? Maybe it is the extreme heat […]
Working with clay soil
There is much debate about the best way to garden with clay soil. Growing native plants is very different than cycling through annual vegetables and herbs, and so recommendations for […]
Tomatoes and gripes
I am 60 years old. I don’t usually start blog posts this way but as you will see, it is relevant. Let me back up a little. I decided that […]
How to water established trees
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 […]
Disappearing lawn
A month ago when we had just returned from India, I was sitting in my office looking out the window at the front lawn. The grass on the east side […]
Home again
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 […]
When and how much should I water?
When working at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden on the “Garden Hotline” one of the questions that I found most vexing was: How often and for how long should I water […]
Sorcerer’s Apprentice
The music has been going through my head all day. This morning I decided the irrigation system was due for a tune-up. Starting early, I worked and worked, moving, lifting […]
Summer hydration
At the risk of sounding like a complete geek – oh, I forgot, I am a complete geek – I want to talk about summer hydration. In some of my […]