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Tag: gardens and gardening
The Mountain Gardener | Screen the Neighbors with Low Water Use...
July 28, 2023
We all enjoy privacy around our homes. Even if you’re best friends with your neighbor, you don’t always want to wave at them each...
The Mountain Gardener | Watering: Making Every Drop Count
July 21, 2023
File this under the heading “Be careful what you wish for.” The Dog Days of Summer aren’t even here yet, but the thermometer is...
The Mountain Gardener | Finding the Fragrant Magic of the Santa...
July 14, 2023
Summer has arrived, finally. Seems like it took long enough to get here, but I’m enjoying the warmer weather. The sun is shining, the...
The Mountain Gardener | Adding a Dry Creek Bed to Landscape
June 29, 2023
With so many people replacing their thirsty lawns with low water-use plants, I’m getting lots of requests for ideas about what to do with...
The Mountain Gardener | Vines — More Than Just a Pretty...
June 22, 2023
Vines are beautiful to look at when in bloom or fall color. Fragrant vines can scent the air when you’re sitting outside on the...
The Mountain Gardener | Anxiously Awaiting Summer
June 16, 2023
The calendar says summer starts next Wednesday, June 21, at 7:57am. To say it’s been a strange year weather-wise would be an understatement. I,...
The Mountain Gardener Celebrates 900 Columns
June 8, 2023
Well, it’s come to this—my 900th column. Starting way back in October of 2005, my first column appeared in the newly combined San Lorenzo...
The Mountain Gardener | Gardening in the Real World
June 2, 2023
With our gardens coming to life at this time of year we are hopeful that each plant will achieve its full during this growing...
The Mountain Gardener | Attracting More Birds, Bees & Butterflies with...
May 26, 2023
It's always a breathtaking experience taking a walk at this time of year. You might see the cobalt blue flowers of ceanothus or a...
The Mountain Gardener | The Wonderful World of Wisteria
May 19, 2023
Wisteria are one of those vines that you either long for or lament ever having planted. They are all fragrant with a delicious sweet...
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News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025
July 4, 2025
Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...
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