The art of collecting garden art
The trick to low-cost decorative gardening is to use a small amount of plant material set off by a piece of pottery or found object.
Jano’s Garden
Bi-Weekly horticulture and gardening column written by Jano Nightingale
Pretty as a peach — and pretty tasty as a chutney
It all started with a peach. I have a neighbor who has the most beautiful and plentiful peach tree I have ever seen.
The joy of ‘paying it forward’
Someone left me a gift last week — quite anonymously and unexpected.
Summertime salsa is here
If you are feeling extremely creative and adventurous, there are a multitude of salsas to try to make on your own.
What to do with too many zucchini
The North County climate might have something to do with this proliferation of all vegetables in the Cucurbita family.
Public libraries become seed libraries
Libraries in Carlsbad and Oceanside have added seeds to their usual offerings.
Gardening with seniors
I have recently had the pleasure of working with a group of senior residents at the Arcadia Place retirement residence in Vista.
It’s strawberry season
Perfect strawberries are not that easy to grow. But the Williamson family, of Williamson Farms in Oceanside, grows the perfect berry!
Join the community garden movement
For seniors, it can be revitalizing to start a small garden or join in a garden project with others.
The joys of creating your own cutting garden
If you have a summer event coming up, or would just like to jazz up your rooms, plan now for a yard filled with annuals
