The Mountain Gardener: How hardier plants are made
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to start your own little nursery on your property? What would you grow? How would you decide?Â
Talk About Money: Don’t get bogged down by investment fees
I was sitting in a banquet room at a downtown Los Angeles hotel in the 1980s, next to my late colleague Dick Bowman. We were both stockbrokers in an L.A. office of a major Wall Street firm.
Sustainable living: Eating local has never been easier
If you haven’t heard about the benefits of eating locally grown food, if only from a bumper sticker, then you must be new to Santa Cruz County.
Let’s go fishin’: Monterey Bay looks good for salmon season
All involved have high hopes for the 2012 salmon season.
Your Health: Many plagued by insomnia
It is estimated that about one-third of adults have difficulty sleeping and are thus sleep deprived.
The Mountain Gardener: Ideas from the garden show
Every year, after attending the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, I'm exhilarated by the creativity of the display gardens and the fresh use of familiar plants. Don't even get me started on the new plant introductions I want to use in my next landscape design.
Three candidates vie for two Scotts Valley council seats
Mike Zeller, the director of programming and project delivery for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, is the relative newcomer on the Scotts Valley...














