Preserving great gardens is a priority to me. I applaud the efforts of organizations like The Garden Conservancy that dedicates itself to restoring and maintaining public and private gardens throughout the country. Though their efforts to preserve beautiful private gardens…
5 Comments / 335 View / February 20, 2009
I grew up in the inner city where graffiti was a common sight.
Graffiti was plastered on buildings, bus stops, billboards, freeway signs, bridges, churches, government buildings- the more outrageous the location, the greater pride the “tagger” felt.
18 Comments / 2601 View / February 17, 2009
It has been raining in Los Angeles through the weekend and the ornamental pear trees, Pyrus kawakami, have never looked more dramatic with their dark black trunks and white blossoms. My "dry creek" is actually running now, having served only…
15 Comments / 14020 View / February 9, 2009
I was going to write about “what to do in the garden” for the month of February, but I see some of my fellow garden bloggers beat me to the punch. They did such a good job at it, I’m…
4 Comments / 155 View / February 1, 2009
Got ivy? You got rodents! Got vegetables and fruit trees? You got rodents! Got junipers or taxus shrubs? Congratulations, you are probably hosting a rodent hotel. Deer mice, field mice, rats, and squirrels are the most common household rodents and…
7 Comments / 233 View / January 24, 2009
I designed my pond garden to take advantage of both the sunrise and sunset lights cast by the sun. I harnessed the sun's glow on the plants as a "natural spotlight" and back light to bring out the glistening plumes…
10 Comments / 502 View / January 19, 2009
I want to know if edible front yards are dethroning lawns in your neighborhood? From the amount of coverage the subject is getting from news papers and prominent garden bloggers like my friend Susan Harris over at The Sustainable Gardening Blog,…
33 Comments / 1150 View / January 10, 2009
