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Scotts Valley School Bell | Happy Holidays From Your Local Schools

December 12, 2025

The Mountain Gardener | Holiday Traditions From the Garden and Home

Plain Talk About Food | The Joy of Leftovers After a Holiday Meal

Mayor’s Message | Year-End Reflections

The Mountain Gardener | Beware of Toxic Holiday Plants This Season

Plant Cover Crops to Enrich Soil and Prevent Erosion

November 4, 2021

If you’ve been waiting to plant a cover crop, wait no more. The soil is now moist and still warm enough to germinate seed...

Empowering Healing Hands

November 1, 2021

Massage therapy dates back as far as 3000 BCE in India, where this ancient sacred healing system migrated to China, Southeast Asia and Egypt....

The Halloween Garden

November 1, 2021

Halloween is just around the corner and besides deciding what you or the kids are going to be this year, it’s time to bring...

Favorite Japanese Maples

October 22, 2021

I have two Japanese maples on my deck. They are not nearly as large as those I had up in Bonny Doon but you...

There’s an Ornamental Grass for Every Garden

September 30, 2021

One of the most dramatic sights in a garden is an ornamental grass backlit by late afternoon sun. They seem to come alive as...

Hitting the Bullseye

September 24, 2021

While watching the documentary “This Changes Everything” on Netflix, I learned about the history of women in the film industry and their struggles for...

Creating Habits That Shape a Happy and Healthy Life

September 24, 2021

Think about this—your life today is essentially the sum of the habits you have created over the years. How in shape or out of...

California Natives for Fall Planting

September 24, 2021

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

September 10, 2021

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

September 10, 2021

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...

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Scotts Valley School Bell | Happy Holidays From Your Local Schools

The Mountain Gardener | Holiday Traditions From the Garden and Home

Plain Talk About Food | The Joy of Leftovers After a Holiday Meal

Mayor’s Message | Year-End Reflections

The Mountain Gardener | Beware of Toxic Holiday Plants This Season

SOCIAL MEDIA

California State Parks conducts pile burning in Santa Cruz Mountains

News Briefs | Published Dec. 12, 2025

News Briefs | Published Dec. 5, 2025

San Lorenzo Valley fire districts receive $160K grant for new extrication...

News Briefs | Published Nov. 28, 2025