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Tag: gardens and gardening
The Mountain Gardener | The Gardens of Poland
July 25, 2024
I’m vacationing this week in Oregon, visiting my webmaster Evan in Eugene and also my friend Janie who lives in the historic mining town...
The Mountain Gardener | Oh Deer! Part II: Techniques to Deter...
July 18, 2024
A Facebook friend posts photos taken of her yard with lots of turkeys and deer families. How can you not love a picture of...
The Mountain Gardener | Oh, Deer! Part I
July 11, 2024
I thought my plants were safe from deer. Because most of my sunny spots are in front, I planted lots of colorful annuals and...
The Mountain Gardener | Solutions for Gardening in the Shade
July 3, 2024
If you see a recurring theme in my columns about growing successfully in a shady garden, it’s because my last three houses have all...
The Mountain Gardener | Knee High by the Fourth of July
June 27, 2024
I don’t grow corn in my small, shady garden, so I’m not sure how tall they’d be by now if I planted on May...
The Mountain Gardener | Butterflies in the Garden
June 20, 2024
Recently we were visited by hundreds of butterflies. I had over 20 drinking from the small puddle near my front door. One made it...
The Mountain Gardener | Watering Tips for Hot Weather
June 13, 2024
After a lovely, mild spring, summer weather arrived with a vengeance. My poor plants were thinking they lived in England and then were rudely...
The Mountain Gardener | The Cutting Garden
June 6, 2024
The assignment: create a cutting garden. For a designer this is the best kind of request. Until about 100 years ago, one of the...
The Mountain Gardener | Gardening Tips for Sandy Soil
May 30, 2024
Many years ago I started writing a book about gardening in the Santa Cruz Mountains. One of many interesting subjects I researched was the...
The Mountain Gardener | What’s Sheet Mulching
May 23, 2024
Boy, was I impressed. Not long ago I was at a garden to consult with a new client on some upgrades they envisioned for...
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5 injured in Scotts Valley’s first tornado on record
December 14, 2024
*Updated at 6:59pm Dec. 14, 2024 At least five people were injured in Scotts Valley's first-ever tornado on record, authorities said. Capt. Jayson Rutherford, of the...
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