So there I was, a couple years ago, walking the quiet galleries of the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, when I encountered this patch of urban decrepitude: Weeds! Growing in the cracks between the walls and floors! Well, of… Read More »they’re everywhere
We had pretty good rainfall in December, and early January had some nice wet stretches. Seedlings are popping up everywhere. After a long dry Mediterranean summer it’s easy to get lulled into not checking the garden frequently for weeds. But… Read More »when life gives you nettles
I’m sure you’ve read those earnest but wacked letters sent to advice columns, letters where the writer wants to share a piece of housekeeping ingenuity that you look at and find yourself gobsmacked by the total uselessness of the advice… Read More »almost useless weeding advice
Here goes… January bloomday, hosted by Carol of May Dreams Gardens. The front garden, like the rest of my lot, mixes California natives with exotics from all over. Our local bladderpod in the foreground, yellow and perky and virtually ever-blooming,… Read More »january bloomday
This past winter I was noticing a weed popping up all around the yard that I hadn’t noticed before. I was mentioning it to John, and added, “I’m not sure what it is, though think it could be some sort… Read More »a new weed
There’s a prominent Northern California nursery* that advertises on its website that a variety will self-sow and naturalize. Or in its peppy, enthusiastic way: “Reseeds!” One of the plants so listed has a followup note: “Due to agricultural restrictions, we… Read More »plant it once, have it forever
Finally. A weekend with good weather and no major outside commitments. The local paper recently noted that of eight weekends, six had been wet and stormy. Outdoor leisure businesses were hurting, the paper noted. I’d guess plantsellers would be in… Read More »no storms this weekend
This will be the year that I finally win the battle against Mexican feathergrass, the blogger said optimistically. I doubt that I’ll be seeing the end of this beautiful but wildly overprolific grass any time soon, but I’ve completed pulling… Read More »out with the old
A couple hours of community service: Sounds a little like a sentence handed down by a judge, but it was actually how I spent some of last Saturday. I’ve posted earlier about the native plant garden at Old Town State… Read More »two saturdays
All around town, both roadside and trailside, the garland chrysanthemums have been blooming. The perky spawn of plants that have been grown for centuries in China and Japan for their tasty young green leaves, Chrysanthemum coronarium has come to be… Read More »the chrysanthemum problem