Box of Rain
I’ve seen different types of rain catchers, but these are as fanciful and dynamic as a fountain. If you are…
Digging for Outdoor Living Ideas and Adventures
I’ve seen different types of rain catchers, but these are as fanciful and dynamic as a fountain. If you are…
Untitled (#885), 2003, by Roy DowellCourtesy of Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles. The gorgeous cactus…
My friend, Laura, has been an enthusiastic supporter of Laguna Dirt since I started this blog about a year ago….
I know this is an old story, but I couldn’t help myself and wanted to tell it again with these…
You know what’s coming, right? On the 15th of every month, a lot of garden-related bloggers have a tradition now…
I had always dreamed of taking a vacation to the Swiss Alps where you can go alpine hiking from hut…
While visiting southern New Hampshire this fall, my mother-in-law suggested we visit The Fells as a half-hour side trip from…
If I lived in New England year-round, I’m pretty sure this would be a new obsession. Mushrooming. Or Mycology. My…
My husband and I arrived in New Hampshire a couple days ago. His family has a couple modest cabins on…
I was sitting in my home office the other day, and I spotted a giant Monarch butterfly floating over my…
I’ve been meaning to share one of our iconic artists with you for a long time. His name is Marlo…
Every fall, the owner of Laguna Nursery buys these massive pumpkins and displays them up along the entrance to his store, which…
Photo credits: Linda Jassim; Brian Ten Every week, the Los Angeles Times Home and Garden Blog features a cool landscape re-do,…
I dropped my son off at college a week ago at a wonderful liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, that I…
Photo by John Everts from Reimagining the California Lawn Anyone who gardens and is halfway alert will eventually come to…
I know. I’ve been a slacker. Haven’t posted a thing in weeks. No excuses, really. Or at least I will…
Okay, I wished this looked as delicious as it tasted, but I’m not a food stylist. I’m also not much…
My friend, Bill Hoffman, a veteran high school teacher who has a background in urban planning, has taken his students,…
For years, I have driven past this large, wooden gate on a street in town called Manzanita, which is…