Inn Vermont!
Fall at The Weathersfield Inn in Vermont During our yearly visit back east to spend time at our…
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California Friendly Garden Contest: We Are All Winners!
Roger’s Gardens, which is the premiere gardening center in Orange County, California, just announced the winners of its California Friendly…
Tomato Garden Regrets and Another Sunset Book Giveaway!
Tomato Talk So I got all excited about tomatoes this spring, especially after attending a TomatoMania worship session at a local…
Japanese Maple Gardens: Essence of the Tree
This garden bird bath was featured in the display by a company called Essence of the Tree out of Montecido,…
Southern California Spring Garden Show: Go Now!
The Southern California Spring Garden Show has been held for the last 23 years in Costa Mesa at our huge,…
Calling All California Natives: This is a Test!
I know the names of most of these California native plants, and I’m no expert. How about you? I’m…
Earth Day: Celebrating Lawn-Free Gardens
Happy Earth Day! I have no idea why we are celebrating earth today rather than any other day, but it’s…
Tour the Garvan Woodland Gardens
While we were in Arkansas last week, I wanted to visit some of their public gardens. Luckily, one of their…
Outdoor Living in Hot Springs: The American Spa
This post will mean a lot more if you first read my previous post about the famous bath houses in…
Landscaping Ideas: What to Plant by the Pool?
What the heck do you plant by the swimming pool? We put in our little shallow pool (about 30 by…
Food Forests, Palette Gardens and Birding Humor
I’m sure it’s a generational issue, but I don’t find myself that interested in watching a lot of videos online….
The Garden Art of Wyatt Ellison
Bear. $4K. Garden Boulders. $1.5K (I assume that’s for all five.) Can’t you just picture these just about anywhere in…
You Say Tomato, I Say Heirloom!
You wouldn’t think we would get Spring fever here in Southern California, especially after a non-existent winter of 60- and…
Sunset’s Gardening Bible Keeps the Faith (Want to Win Your Own Copy?)
I bought my firstSunset Western Garden Bookat a garage sale shortly after buying our first home, a tiny, hundred-year-old house in…
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday
This flower was propagated by Russian scientists from a 32, sildenafil 000-year-old seed stored away by a squirrel in the…
Sam and the Huntington Library and Gardens
My last post was about Sam Maloof, the amazing mid-century craftsman whose home and garden we toured out in Rancho…
Full Moon Low Tide at Crystal Cove
Yesterday afternoon, my husband and I hung out down at one of our favorite local beachs, Crystal Cove State Park just…
Mary, Mary…How Does Your Winter Veggie Garden Grow?
I started a winter vegetable garden in early November, and blogged about how I built the raised bed on top…
Box of Rain
I’ve seen different types of rain catchers, but these are as fanciful and dynamic as a fountain. If you are…
The Art of Cactus
Untitled (#885), 2003, by Roy DowellCourtesy of Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles. The gorgeous cactus…
