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  • May is Wildflower Month May 17, 2012
      May is underway, the month that is the bridge between Spring & Summer.  In the Santa Monica Mountains, it is a month of vibrant color.  The hillsides are bejeweled in blooms of yellow, orange, pink, white, purple & blue.  Flowers are strewn from here to there, seemingly at random, as if at the whim […]
    Kathy Vilim
  • The Wildlife Pond at Mount Cuba Center May 16, 2012
    I was thrilled to be invited to visit Mount Cuba Center last week, to interview some of the staff, and spend several delightful hours wandering around with my camera collecting images of this beautiful place, which is devoted to preserving the native plants of the Piedmont region. Mount Cuba Center is a 600 acre preserve […]
    Carole Sevilla Brown
  • My Garden’s Carbon Footprint May 15, 2012
    “It is difficult to bring people to goodness with lessons, but it is easy to do so by example.” ~Seneca   With spring we turn our attention in earnest to our gardens.  And this year as Earth Day loomed, I also turned my attention to what I was doing to be more environmentally conscious and earth friendly […]
    Donna Donabella
  • Build-A-Wetland May 14, 2012
    So I had my driveway re-done a few weeks ago, as I believe I mentioned, and as I was planting in the newly cleared space, it chanced to rain. And I discovered that while most of the area was pretty much exactly as it had been, there was a large section that now, as soon […]
    Ursula Vernon
  • A Tale of Quail May 11, 2012
    Just when I think I’ve run out of critters that will come to visit, someone new shows up. Wednesday we had some much-needed rain and the storm was ending. I glanced out the window that overlooks the backyard and I spotted a bird taking shelter under a wax myrtle. At first glance I thought it […]
    Loret T. Setters

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In the Garden, Out of the Oven

We’ve been blessed with a mild, although dry, Autumn this year. Today was no exception with bright sunshine and nary a cloud to be seen. I checked the bulbs I (finally) planted to make sure the squirrels haven’t found them and picked a few China Rose radishes from the vegetable garden. The mild weather has [...]

“One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides.”

~W.E. Johns, The Passing Show

Drats for daylight savings, I was wide awake at 5:15 this a.m. I answered e-mail, checked on oldest son who has the flu, and watched the dark become light…then gray. Not one to waste a [...]

Indoor growing...something new to try!

The idea of growing an organic indoor garden all winter is exciting! We have cold frames for growning crops in the garden through November, but fresh produce all year round?! Woo hoo!

Here’s a wish- list of possible candidates for my indoor garden:

Tat Soi
Mizuna
Choy Sum
Bok Choy
Basils
Parsley
Chives
Chamomile
Cilantro
Thyme
Sage
Spinach/Lettuces
Dwarf tomato
Dwarf pepper

It’s a wish-list… I have some researching to do! [...]