The test garden
In the case of seedlings, there is one method, but many different results....
Jano’s Garden
Find treasures for your garden on the beach
Driftwood, rocks or shells might add a bit of the East to your Western garden....
Think smaller this spring
One of my favorite gardens was one I created in a tiny alleyway in the yard of a three-story apartment building....
A children’s garden
I've been thinking about how detached our children are from where their food comes from....
It’s a good time to propagate
In Southern California, the possibilities of making plants from existing annuals, herbs and succulents are endless....
It’s time to harvest your root vegetables
Root vegetables are often forgotten since they usually take three to four months to come to fruition....
Searching for spring
Celebrate the changing season with free gardens or a desert wildflower bloom....
Put some greens in your life
The winter salad doesn't have to be a pale green ball of iceberg lettuce cut in half with a plop of Russian dressing....
Winter into spring
Spring arrives early in Southern California, the perfect climate for California and Icelandic poppies....
Time to regroup and regrow in our gardens
The new year is a great time to regroup, regrow and reassess our vegetable gardens....
Homemade holiday gift ideas
The holidays bring back memories, including some of opening handmade gifts....
A natural wreath for the holidays
This is the perfect time of year to harvest any type of grapevine to shape into a holiday wreath....
West Coast Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving upon us, I am thinking of exotic fruits and vegetables that represent the West Coast palette....
It’s time to plant fresh herbs
Rather than planting a small bed willy-nilly, select four or five plants that you know you will use daily....
It’s pumpkin season
The Carlsbad Strawberry Company is transformed in the month of October to the Carlsbad Pumpkin Patch....
