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The Mountain Gardener | Integrated Pest Management in the Garden

April 24, 2026

Strictly Business | Discover Where Your Best Health is Hiding

TherapyWorks | Spring Cleaning for Your Mental Health

Fitness | Arm Strength for All Ages

Plain Talk About Food | May and Tussie-Mussie Day

The Mountain Gardener | How to Improve Your Garden

September 22, 2023

The cry for help came from a new homeowner. She loves her lovely new home but feels everything in the garden is in the...

Guest Column | Scotts Valley Addresses Road Repairs

September 15, 2023

Good news! Scotts Valley is making headway on some significant road projects across the city. These are all vital improvements that will allow travelers...

Plain Talk About Food | The Power of Flour

September 15, 2023

“Almost Heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River,” … sang vocalist John Denver As a little girl from the “southside” of Aberdeen, Wash., almost...

The Mountain Gardener | Dahlias and You

September 15, 2023

It’s that time of year when the dahlia exhibitions are held. I missed a couple already but the Santa Cruz County Fair is still...

Guest Column | From the Heart of a Volunteer

September 8, 2023

I began writing my food column for the Press Banner newspaper 13 years ago under the watchful eye of editor, Peter Burke. At that...

Fitness | Move Your Body

September 8, 2023

Think of how much time in a day you spend sitting? You sit in your car to and from work. You sit at your...

The Mountain Gardener | What to Do this Month in the Garden

September 8, 2023

Summer is winding down. Already. Seems it barely started two months ago. Who doesn't love these long days and warm nights? The calendar might...

Strictly Business | Opposite of East

September 1, 2023

I am perpetually on the lookout for fresh insights and novel viewpoints for local businesses whose products and services command our attention and investment. I...

Plain Talk About Food | A Place to Call Home

September 1, 2023

“The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson Eighteen years ago my sweet Hubby Norm and I, after months...

The Mountain Gardener | The Best Cut Flowers from the Garden

September 1, 2023

Several of my friends have big gardens. Gardens that are big enough to have lots of blooming flowers that can be cut and barely...

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The Mountain Gardener | Integrated Pest Management in the Garden

Strictly Business | Discover Where Your Best Health is Hiding

TherapyWorks | Spring Cleaning for Your Mental Health

Fitness | Arm Strength for All Ages

Plain Talk About Food | May and Tussie-Mussie Day

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