Last day of summer in our veggie patch
Today is the last day of summer for my daughter and one that’s always a little sad for me. While part of me relishes the
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Think vertically when designing side yards
One of my favorite chapters in my first book Garden Up!, tackles a common problem many gardeners face – what to do with those narrow side yards?
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Lake Tahoe’s Stately Corn Lillies
I think the official number of tourists who visit Lake Tahoe every summer is something like a zillion, give or take a few. Getting from one
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Almost Wordless Wednesday – Snapping Turtle
As usual, this is ‘almost’ a Wordless Wednesday post. A few weeks ago, while vacationing in Connecticut, we drove past this giant snapping turtle bravely
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Cutest tool shed ever!
My friends, Michelle and Rob, have the cutest tool shed ever! Just this year, Rob built this for Michelle out of materials he salvaged either
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50 Beautiful Deer Resistant Plants – Book Review
50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants The Prettiest Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, and Shrubs that Deer Don’t Eat Written by Ruth Rogers Clausen Deer are one of the
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Repurposing a fireplace mantle in the garden
Today I wanted to share how I repurposed a fireplace mantle in the garden. While driving around in the rain a few months ago, I
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D.L. Bliss State Park
We kicked off the first week of summer by spending a few days at my favorite place in the whole world – Lake Tahoe. Due
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Phormium flowers
This year my ‘Sea Jade’ phormium surprised me by sending up several towering stalks of flowers. ‘Sea Jade’ has gorgeous olive green foliage with a
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Inspiring Fences at Cornerstone Gardens
I try and visit Sonoma’s Cornerstone Gardens as often as I can, with their ever-changing garden installations. I’ve written about them in the past, but
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Old tools, old memories, and a little bird
On the side of my office hangs a collection of old tools, pots, sprinklers, etc. that I’ve gathered over the years. Most were given to
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Creating a no-lawn front garden
After designing gardens for over 20 years, I’ve noticed more and more people want to replace their little-used front lawn with an environmentally friendly garden.
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