The Mountain Gardener: The sooner you treat SOD, the better
Recent rainfall might have you thinking that El Niño conditions are indeed strengthening — as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association has predicted — and that this will be a wet winter. California does not always see an increase in precipitation during El Niño years, but we can always hope and be prepared.
The Mountain Gardener: Pruning important in February
You know spring is coming when you see daffodils starting to open. You know spring is coming when plum trees begin their glorious show. And you know spring is coming when you begin to think of all those garden tasks that still need your attention.
The Mountain Gardener: Brighten your garden with splashes of spring
Every spring, while driving Highway 280 on the way to the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, I enjoy the beautiful combination of Western redbuds blooming vivid fuchsia alongside electric blue ceanothus flower clusters. It’s a sight that always excites me. In early spring there are many other plants that bloom at the same time, creating colorful vignettes. Here are some of my favorites that I’ve used:
Cougar diver takes SCCAL title; Swimmers end season with league meet
San Lorenzo Valley High junior Dasha Airumian captured the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title last week and is off to the Central Coast Section championship.
Plain Talk About Food: The preciousness of friendship and a summer peach cake
Do you remember the movie by Thornton Wilder “Our Town” and narrated by Hal Holbrook in the 1950s?
Central Coast Good Fire Fair returns Saturday to Henry Cowell Redwoods...
California State Parks will host the third Central Coast Good Fire Fair and demonstration burn Saturday, Oct. 10, at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.
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