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How Fred and Ginger Make a Perfect Garden

“Horticultural excellence in the garden can never compensate for a fundamentally bad layout.” Thomas Church, Landscape…
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Notes From a Small Island – Part Two

It’s now late July, temperatures climbing to 105 degrees F. with little relief in sight. With…
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Growing From Seed

One thing I enjoy about gardening is growing my plants from seed. This includes native plants…
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Notes From a Small Island – part 0ne

We’re home from a two-week vacation in the UK, primarily in Scotland. What I have noticed…
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Creating a Native Garden – A Designer’s Perspective

This past Thursday we took the opportunity to hike in the American River canyon below Auburn.…
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Native Grasses for the Garden

With spring coming on everything seems to be growing right before your eyes as you sit…
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The Pipevine Swallowtail

April 21, 2024. Spring has come and the weather today is amazing – low 70’s, sunny…
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Scotch Broom as a Host Plant

Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) has long been an invasive species, ranging from Seattle to San Diego…
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Crazy Weather

Sunday, April 7, 2024 Typical April – three days ago we were having warm, spring-like weather…
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