All-purpose, no waste Halloween pumpkins!
Now that Halloween is past (1 week ago!) , our pumpkins are on their way to completing a full circle, turning to compost for other plants...
How to design a garden for native bees!
Honeybee in Rosemary hedge Check out this excellent article by Debbie Ballentine! http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/32351570/list/how-to-des...
Our garden in October
Nasturtium in the late afternoon light Walking around our garden, no matter what time of year or the weather,there is always something...
more food for bees! Sapphire Salvia!
just purchased Sapphire Salvia/Sage plants in containers in our back yard This is considered the best time to plant for the upcoming year...
Visit Annie's Annuals & Perennials Sunday October 19!
Plant NOW favorite forage and nectar plants for bees before the winter rains! Annie's Annuals & Perennials is like a wonderland of plants...
re-potting plant basics
English Thyme and Munstead Lavender young plants This time of year is great for planting and transplanting. It's not too hot so young...
some planting basics...
From left to right: spade, transplanting trowel,hand fork/cultivator, loppers (for cutting branches, dead-heading spent flower heads out...
delicious treats for the hummers
Penstemon tubular bells rose: Penstemon hartwegii in our back garden It's so nice to see plants still blooming when most are going dry...
surprises in the garden during this dry season!
new Calla Lily shoots, September 2014 My garden, just like most other gardens, never looks great in September. Most plants are barely in...
Bringing back the natives garden tours!
honeybee on our ceanothus shrub Kathy Kramer organizes native plant garden tours and workshops in the East Bay in the spring and fall of...