Create your own yardscape from found materials
Chances are that someone near you has created their own collection of driftwood, shells, rocks, sculpture and even children’s toys. ...
Jano’s Garden
The joy of gardening
Inspired, I set about making a list of the (almost-free) activities we can create with our families, friends and fellow gardeners....
Is an outdoor room in your future?
An outdoor room is the extension of your home, an area in your yard in which you would like to sit, plant a garden or...
Spring cleaning, summer planting
Here in Southern California, my indoor house cleaning time has been replaced by outdoor spring garden cleaning....
Creating a native plant garden
“All you need is stones. The Mediterranean garden needs only stones to make native plants feel perfectly at home. The conventional garden needs fertilizer and...
Bring the outdoors in with herbs and flowers
If the gray gloom of January has you gazing out the window at your flooded yard, be certain that there is a cure for the...
Volunteer to help reduce food insecurity in North County
A quarter of San Diegans is experiencing or has previously experienced this issue — help by sharing your gardening expertise this new year....
The art of homemade gift giving
This holiday season, consider a gift from the heart, such as a gift from your kitchen or vegetable garden....
Holidays a time for traditions
We all have family memories of holiday traditions this time of year and mine started out in the kitchen of my grandmother’s house....
Jump ahead to spring
Our Mediterranean climate allows us to plant colorful bulbs in November that begin to bloom in January and continue into spring....
