The Water-Saving Garden book party and giveaway
I’m thrilled to be invited to help celebrate the release of Pam Penick’s second book, The Water Saving Garden, with a party that you’re all
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Pumice versus Perlite – Q & A
Let me introduce you to the dynamic brother/sister team, Lexi and Austin Petelski, who own General Pumice Products. These young and dynamic gardeners own two California
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Bellevue Botanical Garden
As we ease into fall, I thought I’d share with you one of my favorite late-season perennial borders, located at the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Tucked
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A life changing journey for me and three gardens
It’s taken me several days to write this, as I just can’t seem to grasp that a year has already passed since I posted my
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California Carnivores
While visiting Sonoma earlier this summer, I told my husband that I just had to see a nursery located in Sebastapol, just a few miles away.
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Tantalizing Tillandsias
It’s no secret that this past year has been a whopper for me. During most of my chemotherapy treatments I was able to continue writing
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Heavily Pruned
Today my mother and I took a little field trip to Palo Alto’s Elizabeth Gamble Garden. Even though it’s still early spring here, with our
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Scent in my late winter garden – my favorite top 5
Here we are in the early days of February, and my zone 9 garden is filled with heavenly fragrance. There’s still a few leaves hanging
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Quiet reflections, gratitude and a holiday offer for you
This is the fourth night in a row where I’ve awoke at 3:00 in the morning, not feeling sick and nauseous as I typically do
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S.F. Conservatory of Flowers: Aquascapes & Pitcher Plant Bonanza
This past weekend my husband, Tom, and I spent an afternoon wandering through the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, enjoying the rare chance to sneak
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A Jewel Box Courtyard that’s Wheelchair-Friendly
Today I want to share with a darling jewel box courtyard (that’s wheelchair friendly, too!) Three years ago our local newspaper ran a story on
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Spooky South End Cemetery in the Hamptons
While visiting New York this summer, I spent a glorious weekend touring the Hamptons. Oh my. I’ve never quite seen anything like it- the estates,
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