The wonderful fruit of summer is here! Whether from your own garden, a local farm stand or farmer’s market, it’s time to make the most of the delicious fruit of summer. The picture above is the harvest from my garden yesterday. Sometimes it’s a bit overwhelming and a challenge to use it all before it […]
What to Do in the Garden: June
June marks the transition from spring to summer. The typical ‘June gloom’ overcast mornings that often occur in southern California provide one last chance to get the garden ready to weather the hot days of July, August and September. It’s also not too late to do some planting of veggies and flowers that will take […]
The Joy of Garden Tours
Southern California Garden Tours in May Tis the season for garden tours! If you haven’t taken advantage of local garden tours yet this year, it’s such a fun and inspiring way to spend a day! I had the pleasure of being one of the gardens included in the Mary Lou Heard Memorial Garden tour in […]
Garden Party
Five Easy Tips to Get Your Garden Ready to Party! It’s the perfect time for a garden party! There’s nothing more beautiful than the spring garden in all it’s blooming glory. With Mother’s Day, graduations, bridal and baby showers, and maybe even a wedding on your calendar in the upcoming weeks, here’s how to get […]
Vertical Gardening Update
Crate and Barrel Vertical Garden System In last month’s post on space saving vertical gardening systems, I promised an update on the vertical garden kit I purchased from Crate and Barrel. I put it together this week and it is pretty great! Here’s the low down on the assembly and planting process: Assembly It was […]
Save Space with Vertical Gardening
No Space? Go Vertical! Most of us have limited garden space and soon lust for more growing area. If you’ve run out of room in your garden, consider vertical gardening! From commercial vertical growing systems like the one shown above, to do-it-yourself systems from materials available at the local home improvement store, take a look […]
Five Fun Things To Do To Celebrate National Day of Unplugging
March 6-7: National Day(s) of Unplugging Who knew there was a National Day of Unplugging?! But what a great idea!!! Even though I love my time in the garden, I’m as guilty of spending too much time attached to my electronic devices as anyone else! A few minutes of checking my email in the morning […]
Kids Gardening: Build a Bean Teepee
Want to get your kids outside and (dream on!) eating more veggies? Here’s a kids gardening project (with the help of grown ups) that combines the fun of building and playing in ‘forts’ with the ‘magic’ of growing plants from seed. Remember ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’? These beans may not grow all the way to […]