Tag: horticulture
The Mountain Gardener | Why Mulch
Mulch is not a very exciting subject, but it sure is important to the health and productivity of your garden.
It’s great that everyone has...
The Mountain Gardener | Garden Inspiration at the Gamble Garden Tour
Looking at your yard and thinking “This year I’m finally going to make some changes and enjoy my garden more”? Take my advice: go...
The Mountain Gardener | All About Fragrant Flowers
Is everything blooming now fragrant or is it just me? Does Mother Nature have a card up her sleeve to insure pollinators find nectar...
The Mountain Gardener | Spring is Busting Out All Over
Every spring when the dogwoods, lilac and wisteria bloom I get excited. Not having room myself for these beauties, I visit friends’ gardens often....
The Mountain Gardener | Things to Do on Earth Day 2024
If the partial eclipse had fallen on Earth Day, it would have been the perfect trifecta as Jupiter and Venus were also visible that...
The Mountain Gardener | How the Health of Your Soil Affects...
“The spoil is made of butterfly wings, dinosaur teeth, pumpkin sees, lizard skins and fallen leaves. Put your hands in the soil and touch...
The Mountain Gardener | News You Can Use About Bees
A friend of mine lamented that she didn’t have many bees in her garden yet. I reassured her they are out and about and...
The Mountain Gardener | Bees in the Garden
You can hear them a long way before you see them. I’m talking about the hundreds of honey bees feasting on the nectar of...
The Mountain Gardener | Time Well Spent in the Garden
I’m so proud of myself. I write about all the important things to do in the early spring garden but often I don’t get...
The Mountain Gardener | Celebrate Spring Equinox and St. Patrick’s Day...
Everywhere I look, it’s green—forest green, apple green, olive green, fern green, sage green, chartreuse green. Even all those showy flowering trees blooming now...
News Briefs | Published April 24, 2026
Civil Grand Jury applications due soon
Santa Cruz County Superior Court is accepting applications for its Civil Grand Jury, a 19-member volunteer panel that reviews...
