Almost two months since my last post. Are you still out there? Well, it isn’t cause I ain’t been busy. Spent the summer in the Pacific Northwest and was relieved […]
Milo
Milo and the chairs
Hello! Been a very long time. Not sure anyone is still out there in Wild Suburbia cyberspace. Are you there? If you are out there, I have a lot to […]
Preparing your new plant for planting
One of the great things about being a beginner at something is that you have nowhere to go but up. Here’s my second attempt at creating short how-to garden videos. […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the beginning
In the heat of the summer of 1999 I take pieces of scrap paper and sketch the long, narrow parkway bed on the east side of our corner lot. It […]
Front Parkway (Part 3)
Looking back at the October posts I wrote on the front parkway project, I am feeling good about how things are progressing. On October 19th , the weedy grass in […]
Dividing Irises – Part 2
A little more than a month ago (October 14) I dug up a few Pacific Coast irises from the woodland garden to transplant to a new location – one that […]
Home Sweet Home
After being away for three weeks it is so nice to be home! Sun is shining, Milo is whining, and the yard is abuzz with bees. The plants all made […]
Picking Plants for a Carefree Native Garden
Very excited to be giving a talk on “Native Plants for the Lazy Gardener” at Tree of Life Nursery this Saturday, October 23rd. Just as a tickler, here is the […]