Tag: horticulture
The Mountain Gardener | Phenology and Climate Change
What’s that wet stuff coming from the sky? Hopefully by the time you’re reading this we will have gotten some much-needed rainfall. I wanted...
The Mountain Gardener | Get Excited About Bare Root Edibles
A visit to any of our local nurseries at this time of year is like a visit to the candy store for a gardener....
The Mountain Gardener | For the Love of Roses
January is almost over with nary a raindrop. Our days have been lovely and many of my plants have started growing earlier than usual....
The Mountain Gardener | Houseplants — Good for You and Your...
I look out my sliding glass doors and see tall redwoods and stately oaks, but on the inside I enjoy the green and sometimes...
The Mountain Gardener | What’s Old is New Again: Gardening Trends...
In the spirit of my annual New Year’s resolution to learn something new every day, I did some research on Calscape about adding butterfly...
The Mountain Gardener | The 2025 Pantone Color of the Year
Every year when the Pantone Color of the Year is announced, I write a column about all the great plants that echo that color....
The Mountain Gardener | Happy New Year 2025
I’ve been on this planet for quite a few years now, so why is it always hard for me to get my head around...
The Mountain Gardener | ’Twas the Night Before Christmas — A...
’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the garden,
The creatures were stirring, the deer got a pardon.
The hummingbird feeders were hung by the...
The Mountain Gardener | Tracing Our Holiday Traditions
Every year as I get down the Christmas decorations I think about past holidays with friends and family. Who was that well-fed baby in...
The Mountain Gardener | Holiday Wreaths Made Easy
Today’s the day I’ve been anticipating for months. It’s the day I go to the Felton Holiday Wreath Makers get together to create another...
News Briefs | Published Nov. 14, 2025
County hosts forums to shape future behavioral health services
Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health Services is hosting community forums to help shape the County’s First...
