The Mountain Gardener: Game adds feature to well-balanced garden
When do art and science come together to make your life more beautiful? If you thought of garden design, you'd be right.
County digs deeper into medical marijuana cultivation rules
Santa Cruz County leads the medical marijuana industry to ensure the best results for everyone.
Mountain Gardener saves plants, one garden at a time
Time flies when you’re having a good time, and that’s exactly how I feel writing my 200th column for the Press-Banner.
Nature Friendly: Walk among redwoods
My home is encircled by fairy rings. But before you envision my dog, Bucky, and me hiding out at night to see if the wee little ones will appear, let me explain that these are rings of redwoods.
Your Health: Cancer in remission, time to look ahead
I am in remission of my multiple myeloma cancer. The three months of chemotherapy last fall and winter did a great job in knocking out most of those cancerous plasma cells which were taking over my body. The stem-cell transplant I was originally to have following chemotherapy has been canceled. I will have my blood tested regularly to monitor my remission. My thanks to Dr. Michael Wu and his wonderful caring staff at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation oncology department who did a superb job treating my disease.
Nature Friendly: Walking where Indians walked
When I drive to the top of Bear Creek Road, looking down to Loch Lomond Reservoir and across the bay to the Ventana Wilderness, I imagine what our land would have looked like before the European invasion. What grew here? Ate here? Roamed here? What mark would American Indians have made?
Paddy Smith Park blooms with new garden at Santa Cruz County...
The beautiful Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds are growing even more beautiful thanks to a colorful landscaping project at Paddy Smith Park.
Jeff Rosendale, with Sierra...