The Mountain Gardener: The Best Dogwoods and How to Grow Them
There’s nothing like learning about trees from someone who has discovered for themselves what makes a winner and how to grow it.
Plain Talk about Food: Memorial Day memories and a strawberry-rhubarb slab pie
It hit me as hard as though I had been punched in the stomach. The old boarding house had burned down and the rubble had been cleared.
The Mountain Gardener: Planting and Watering for Birds and Butterflies
My garden is alive with birds. Butterflies and bees also seem to find it an interesting place to visit.
The Mountain Gardener: Keeping gardening facts straight
I’ve received several emails lately, requesting more information about something mentioned in a recent column. Also, I received a phone call from a reader describing a bad encounter with a certain common plant — poison oak.
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...
