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The Mountain Gardener | Watering Tips for Hot Weather
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After a lovely, mild spring, summer weather arrived with a vengeance. My poor plants were thinking they lived in England and then were rudely...
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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
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Many years ago I started writing a book about gardening in the Santa Cruz Mountains. One of many interesting subjects I researched was the...
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The Mountain Gardener | Why Mulch
May 16, 2024
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...
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May 9, 2024
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...
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May 2, 2024
Is everything blooming now fragrant or is it just me? Does Mother Nature have a card up her sleeve to insure pollinators find nectar...
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April 25, 2024
Every spring when the dogwoods, lilac and wisteria bloom I get excited. Not having room myself for these beauties, I visit friends’ gardens often....
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April 11, 2024
“The spoil is made of butterfly wings, dinosaur teeth, pumpkin sees, lizard skins and fallen leaves. Put your hands in the soil and touch...
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