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The Mountain Gardener | Magenta: Pantone Color of the Year for...

We are all drawn to different colors in a garden. Some of us like soft, pastel shades while others like strong, jewel tones. They...

The Mountain Gardener | A Christmas Poem

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...

Tracing Our Holiday Traditions

We all have traditions that we look forward to every year during the holidays. For some it’s the annual trip to the Christmas tree...
holiday plant

Useful info for you about toxic holiday plants

I have a cat named Archer. He’s a little too vocal sometimes but thankfully, he doesn’t chew on plants. If he did or if...

Planting bare root edibles

Now is the time to add ornamentals and edibles like fruit, nuts, berries and vegetables while they’re available in bare root form. They are...

The Mountain Gardener: Ornamental grasses take center stage in the fall

Throughout the year, I am asked for design help and plant suggestions, but it’s at this time of year that I especially hear the request; “I’d love to add more grasses to my garden.”

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Mali LaGoe proclamation

Outgoing Scotts Valley city manager honored with proclamation

On Sept. 16, Scotts Valley City Council honored Mali LaGoe with a proclamation, as her final day in the city manager chair approached. In the...