in with the new
Sunday was a day of cleaning up the garden to make room for a few new plants. The preferred order of doing things probably would have been to clean up the space and then go shopping, but the big fall… Read More »in with the new
News
still no rain
I find weather and climate to be amazingly fascinating things. The media must not believe that the rest of the public thinks the same way, judging by how they always seem to need to sex up the topic. “Flooding! Mudslides!”… Read More »still no rain
seeds for the fall planting season
The current house project reached a milestone, with us getting reaching the waterproof house wrap stage, ready for the siding. What this really means is that it’s no longer a race against the start of the fall rains to get… Read More »seeds for the fall planting season
one wall to go
The house projects continue. We’ve worked around my little studio building and are now on the final stretch, 22 feet of wall that backs a raised planter. There’s only one window to worry about on this wall, but all the… Read More »one wall to go
no drought in these gardens
After living with drought for the last several years it’s refreshing to take a look at some gardens where water appears as an unlimited resource. Last weekend’s L.A. Times Home section featured an article on iwagumi, the art of aquascaping.… Read More »no drought in these gardens
lawn reform
Susan from Blue Planet Garden Blog dropped me a note about a new initiative she was involved in. Lawn Reform, a collaboration of nine bloggers from around the US, is trying to reshape how we all think about lawns and… Read More »lawn reform
but they said to cut down on watering…
I read this in the weekend paper and had to share: It looks like the population of San Diego County is doing so well in cutting down our water use that the water districts that supply us are suddenly feeling… Read More »but they said to cut down on watering…
dilemma: that ugly garden wall
One of the bits of ugliness that we uncovered as part of our current household projects is this wall in the garden that we’re trying to figure out what to do with. When we look out the dining room, kitchen… Read More »dilemma: that ugly garden wall
providing shelter
It’s one of the saddest things to see: A house undergoes a remodel or even minor revision like a new paintjob, and in the course of of the project the landscaping gets run over by equipment or trampled by workers… Read More »providing shelter
thinking about water
It’s easy to obsess about something you don’t have enough of, and water in California is one of those things. On my recent trip to Northern California it was hard not to notice the dozens of signs stuck along the… Read More »thinking about water