Tag: The Mountain Gardener
The Mountain Gardener | Knee High by the Fourth of July
I don’t grow corn in my small, shady garden, so I’m not sure how tall they’d be by now if I planted on May...
The Mountain Gardener | Butterflies in the Garden
Recently we were visited by hundreds of butterflies. I had over 20 drinking from the small puddle near my front door. One made it...
The Mountain Gardener | Watering Tips for Hot Weather
After a lovely, mild spring, summer weather arrived with a vengeance. My poor plants were thinking they lived in England and then were rudely...
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....
Drainage improvement project on Highway 236 begins next week
The installation and replacement of new drainage pipes on Highway 236, from Boulder Brook Drive to Chipmunk Hollow Road in Boulder Creek, will begin...
