Tag: horticulture
The Mountain Gardener | Attracting More Birds, Bees & Butterflies with...
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
Wisteria are one of those vines that you either long for or lament ever having planted. They are all fragrant with a delicious sweet...
The Mountain Gardener | Filoli Gardens in May
What fun it must have been for the children raised in the 1900s at Filoli Estate. You can just imagine what a kid could...
The Mountain Gardener | Growing Vegetables in Containers, Small Spaces or...
I have been gardening for a very long time. But even now I feel I know just a little bit about a whole lot...
The Mountain Gardener | Growing the Best Dogwoods
When the dogwoods start to bloom, I’m torn between the flowering crabapples and cherries and wisteria and lilacs. But those huge dogwood flowers—or more...
The Mountain Gardener | Earth Day Facts to Ponder
This year Earth Day is focusing on climate change. Earth Day is always a celebration of the natural beauty of our planet reminding us...
The Mountain Gardener | How to Attract More Bees to Your...
I’ve been worried about the bees lately. Can’t be easy being a bee given the severe weather we’ve had this winter. They’ve also had...
The Mountain Gardener | Forest Bathing in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Most of us around here either live in a forest or near one. We are no strangers to nature as some city dwellers might...
The Mountain Gardener | Trees and Shrubs: Spring Survivors
Nature is amazing. No matter how heavy the rain or gusty the wind, flowering trees and shrubs haven’t missed putting on their much-awaited spring...
The Mountain Gardener | Is Spring Really Here?
Spring IS here, at least according to the calendar. Weather Underground has predicted rain or the chance of rain for many of the remaining...
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...
