Groovy Patio Furniture–for The Rest of Us
When my brother, who is visiting from Nashville this week, saw this patio set in my backyard, he told…
Digging for Outdoor Living Ideas and Adventures
When my brother, who is visiting from Nashville this week, saw this patio set in my backyard, he told…
Like children, vegetables aren’t that fun to look at in photos unless, of course, they are your own, and…
Welcome to garden designer Dustin Gimbel‘s home and garden in Long Beach, California. I was lucky enough to be…
Roger’s Gardens, which is the premiere gardening center in Orange County, California, just announced the winners of its California Friendly…
One of my favorite garden pieces is the bird bath. Who knows why it’s so intriguing to watch birds flit…
I knew I would torture myself with envy when I visited my friend Nancy’s vegetable garden just down the…
Like most bloggers, I spend a lot of time cruising the web, reading related garden and outdoor living blogs,…
I caught the tale end of this NPR report on Thomas Jefferson’s “Revolutionary Garden at Monticello” while driving home from…
I never quite got the whole terrarium craze, or made a mini-garden–even though they look like a lot…
I feel a little guilty now that I made the winners of our new Sunset Edible Garden Cookbooks work so hard. If…
I have a book to recommend to nature lovers and bibliophiles. (I’m finding they often are one in the same,…
Sunnylands Center and Gardens When I told my friend, Ellen, who writes the amazing literary travel blog, Gold Boat Journeys,…
Tomato Talk So I got all excited about tomatoes this spring, especially after attending a TomatoMania worship session at a local…
If you like to take photos, especially of flowers, these garden shows can be a ball. Not only are there…
This garden bird bath was featured in the display by a company called Essence of the Tree out of Montecido,…
The Southern California Spring Garden Show has been held for the last 23 years in Costa Mesa at our huge,…
I know the names of most of these California native plants, and I’m no expert. How about you? I’m…
Happy Earth Day! I have no idea why we are celebrating earth today rather than any other day, but it’s…
While we were in Arkansas last week, I wanted to visit some of their public gardens. Luckily, one of their…
For those of you who knew I was in Arkansas visiting my daughter this last weekend (because you never miss…