Mountain Gardener: Easily add fall color to the garden
Walking around my neighborhood, I see neon-red fall foliage at every turn. Japanese maples covered with vivid red, bright orange or yellow leaves steal the scene wherever they grow. Surrounded by greenery, Canadian redbuds are popping with burgundy and yellow color. Flowering dogwoods look like they’re on fire.
Let’s go fishin’: State department changes names, maintains mission
As of Jan. 1, the name of the former California Fish and Game is California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The Mountain Gardener: Houseplants promise color when the sky is gray Jan Nelson
My birthday falls in February, and Valentine's Day does, too. The weather this month can be a bit gloomy some years. That's why I'm always thrilled to receive a flowering indoor plant to brighten things up.
The Mountain Gardener: Properly remove cover crops to reveal better soil
Orin Martin of the Alan Chadwick Garden on the University of California, Santa Cruz campus is widely admired for his incredible knowledge and skills as a master orchardist, horticulturalist and teacher. I was lucky when, a couple of years ago, he visited a group of fellow designers and brought his favorite russet apples. Another time, he brought a dozen different kinds of potatoes that we roasted, critiqued and thoroughly enjoyed.
Paving work on Highway 9 to begin Monday between Mountain and...
Caltrans will begin a four-day paving project on Highway 9, from Mountain to Larkspur streets in Brookdale, on Monday, June 16, continuing through Thursday, June...
