What does gardening mean to YOU?
. A few weeks ago my friend, and fellow Garden Designer Susan Morrison, took an intensive 5-week film class where her final assignment was to
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Harmony in the Garden Blog
Sonoma’s Artefact Design and Salvage
Warning: This is not your grandmother’s typical garden shop. Welcome to Artefact Design and Salvage, located at the Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma, California, and it’s
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Freaky Looking Lemons
‘Eureka’ lemon trees are notorious for producing freaky looking lemons (especially in cooler coastal climates like ours in the Bay Area.) Personally, I like the
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Meet Frankenstein, my wind-damaged orange tree
Meet Frankenstein, my wind-damaged ‘Washington Naval’ orange tree! It’s January here in Northern California and today I ate the first orange off my beloved orange
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Help your garden survive an unexpected freeze
I woke up this morning to a whopping 26 degrees. Yes, I know – I can already hear those of you in other parts of
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I’m in love with my Roger’s Red grapevine
I’m in love with my Rogers Red grapevine for a million reasons. Why? Well, for one Vitis californica ‘Roger’s Red’ is a California native and
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Hey – we get fall color, too!
. When you think of fall color California probably isn’t the first (or second or even 20th) state that comes to mind. Sure, those of
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What I keep in the trunk of my car…
(besides dead bodies, paper towels, Mad-Libs, and a flashlight)
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Conditioning your Soil vs. Feeding your Plants
Great Product Alert – John & Bob’s Soil Optimizer
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The Variation in Variegation
Why do variegated plants revert back to solid green over time?
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Making grape juice with Roger’s Red grapes
What do you do when Mother Nature showers you with grapes?
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Ranting with Garden Rant….
My ‘Moment of Fame’ as a guest blogger on Garden Rant…thinking of raising chickens? Read on…
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