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November 28, 2025

California Natives for Fall Planting

Beautiful beginning-of-fall weather is here and you may be thinking of what plants you want to add to your garden this fall planting season....

What to Do in the Garden in September

Now that you’ve treated yourself to a few new unthirsty perennials that bloom late in the season it’s time to start working on that...

More Resources Coming to San Lorenzo Valley

Due to a surge in Covid-19 infections brought on by the delta variant of the virus this summer, there will now be a mobile...

My Traveling Shoes

Taking my traveling shoes down from the top shelf of my closet, I was surprised to find almost two years of dust had collected...

California Natives for Spectacular Containers

Adding California natives to my collection of container plants has been a goal for a long time. Besides attracting birds and wildlife to the...

Scotts Valley Storytellers Speak

Who doesn't like a good story?  The brief history of storytelling takes us from primitive dance to digital narration. Human storytelling has been passed down...

Battling invasive plants and diseases

I have a nice Improved Meyer Lemon tree where I live. Because of water restrictions by the Big Basin Water Company, it doesn’t get...

Fragrance in the garden

A couple of years ago I bought a dwarf butterfly bush and planted it in a pot near my entry. It’s one of the...

Think Local First

Last year challenged us, not just globally and nationally, but, especially, locally. We know what happened here with the businesses shutting down and stay-at-home...

The dog days of summer are here

They’re called the dog days of summer. You know, those sultry days with the hottest summer temperatures. The name “dog star” comes from the...

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Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County

$1M funding boosts new clubhouse in Scotts Valley

Construction of a new 7,500-square-foot clubhouse in Scotts Valley for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County has secured $1 million in...