Upcycle that rusted old gas grill into a festive planter. Add chalkboard paint to make it more fun. #gardenart #upcycle #gasgrillupcycle
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Get the Most From Your Garden with Online Gardening Classes
Take an online gardening class to improve the look and yield of your edible garden. Tips for small space gardening, year round harvests, garden design composting and more.
3 Easy Herbs To Grow Indoors Plus How to Use Them
Create an Indoor Herb Garden: 3 easy to grow herbs and recipes to use them. #gardening #recipes #herbs
7 Easy Ideas to Create Your Own Indoor Herb Garden
7 Easy Ideas to help you create your own indoor herb garden for fresh herbs year round. #herbs #gardening
Plant Herbs in Mason Jars for Year Round Flavor
Plant herbs in Mason Jars for your round herbs. #gardening #herbs
January 2016 – Garden Photos
I know it is February 3rd, and I am just now posting January Garden Photos. I could have backdated the post by a few days, but the truth is I just now got them edited to put up. January in a California native garden is actually just the beginning of a magical time. Especially if […]
Down low in the garden
Last week I posted some close up photos of the flowers in my garden. This week I decided to get down low and take shots from another angle. I only lasted a short while out there, because it is rather hot out there, and when you are a woman “of a certain age” the heat […]
October 2014 Garden Update
Ah Fall! The time of regrowth in my garden. Yes, I said regrowth. Many people quip that we don’t have seasons in California, but that isn’t true. We do, it’s just a little different from the way many people who are more familiar with the traditional four seasons are used to. We have three seasons […]
DIY: Self Watering Planter
My yard is mostly clay. Attempting to grow anything other than native plants can be quite difficult without a lot of soil amendments and water. So, for the last few years I have been experimenting with container gardening for my edibles. This year was another dismal year. The plants started with such promise, but ended […]
September Garden Update
I have been sneaking out early in the morning to get a little work done in the garden because it is still hot here by 10 a.m. And with Hurricane Norbert heading north it is going to be pretty humid for the next few days. Fingers crossed that it will bring us some desperately needed […]
