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December 26, 2024

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The Mountain Gardener | The Gardens of Poland

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...
Garden

The Mountain Gardener | Oh Deer! Part II: Techniques to Deter...

A Facebook friend posts photos taken of her yard with lots of turkeys and deer families. How can you not love a picture of...
Deer

The Mountain Gardener | Oh, Deer! Part I

I thought my plants were safe from deer. Because most of my sunny spots are in front, I planted lots of colorful annuals and...
Gardening

The Mountain Gardener | Solutions for Gardening in the Shade

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...
Flowers

The Mountain Gardener | Knee High by the Fourth of July

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...
Butterfly

The Mountain Gardener | Butterflies in the Garden

Recently we were visited by hundreds of butterflies. I had over 20 drinking from the small puddle near my front door. One made it...
Garden

The Mountain Gardener | Watering Tips for Hot Weather

After a lovely, mild spring, summer weather arrived with a vengeance. My poor plants were thinking they lived in England and then were rudely...
Flowers

The Mountain Gardener | The Cutting Garden

The assignment: create a cutting garden. For a designer this is the best kind of request. Until about 100 years ago, one of the...
Gardening

The Mountain Gardener | Gardening Tips for Sandy Soil

Many years ago I started writing a book about gardening in the Santa Cruz Mountains. One of many interesting subjects I researched was the...
Mulch

The Mountain Gardener | What’s Sheet Mulching

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

*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...