Tag: horticulture
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...
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...
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...
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...
Santa Cruz County’s 2024 Crop Report shows jump in local crop...
Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office has released the 2024 Crop Report, announcing that the estimated gross production value of local agricultural commodities reached...
