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February 27, 2026

With our gardens coming to life at this time of year, we are hopeful that each plant will achieve its full potential during this...

February 20, 2026

I live on Boulder Creek, where the native red alder is in full bloom. Their catkins release wind-borne pollen, which along with the redwoods...

February 13, 2026

One of my favorite classes when I attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo was Plant Taxonomy. On the surface the subject sounds a little...

February 6, 2026

I’m waiting patiently for the buds on my pink flowering currant to start showing color. They’re still pretty small at this stage, but I’ve...

January 30, 2026

January is almost over with nary a raindrop since Jan. 5 as I write this, although there is some in the forecast. Our days...

January 23, 2026

A visit to any of our local nurseries at this time of year is like a visit to the candy store for a gardener....

January 16, 2026

I look out my sliding glass doors and see tall redwoods and stately oaks, but on the inside I enjoy the green and sometimes...

January 9, 2026

I like to keep up with new garden research as well as the new trends. We humans started growing food about 12,000 years ago...

January 2, 2026

Last year Pantone chose Mocha Mousse as their color of the year, which I’m sure looks great in a living room but the garden?...

December 23, 2025

Well, it’s happened again—we made it around the sun once more. As the calendar turns to a New Year, these are some of my...

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