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    "Landscape Gardening" and the Do It Yourselfer
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    "Landscape Gardening" and the Do It Yourselfer

    Blowing the dust off a 1970’s book about landscaping committed me to revisit what the author described as goals for the would-be...
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    Landscape Uses for Ornamental Plants
    • 16 min

    Landscape Uses for Ornamental Plants

    To take the mystery out of how landscape architects classify ornamental plants for their use in designs, I thought it would help to...
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    PSA #1: Trees still need water over the summer and fall, just not as much as you might think
    • 2 min

    PSA #1: Trees still need water over the summer and fall, just not as much as you might think

    Autumn 2021. California is drought stricken. Wildfires seem endless. Fire season. Our state is at the precipice, where we are...
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    Chocolate Raspberry Mint
    • 1 min

    Chocolate Raspberry Mint

    Surprise colors in the garden, simultaneously receding and creating void while absolutely stunning in their on right. Just a quick field...
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    Mystery Monday 1
    • 1 min

    Mystery Monday 1

    Let's play guess the mystery plant! If there is interest, then each Monday, TELCS will post a photo of a new plant, and we'll see who...
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    Fracturing Fiber Pots
    • 2 min

    Fracturing Fiber Pots

    Or, you get what you pay for! When we first moved here, I immediately entered into design mode to create our dream garden. For the front...
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    Taking a Moment in the Garden
    • 1 min

    Taking a Moment in the Garden

    Today, the first day of our county's lock down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I am focusing on the home and garden. Spring still pops...
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    What is Sunshine w/o the Rain?
    • 1 min

    What is Sunshine w/o the Rain?

    Yesterday was rare weekday morning where I was not mustering up the bodily strength to wake up, scurrying around for clothes in the...
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    In Memoriam
    • 1 min

    In Memoriam

    The plants that didn't survive in our garden...a living list (pun intended) The following were plants we tested, but they were displeased...
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    Catching Up Between the Rains
    • 2 min

    Catching Up Between the Rains

    Record rains in Northern California have made weeding and planting difficult, so when there is a break between storms, we are outside...
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    Weed season!
    • 1 min

    Weed season!

    A weed is a flower growing in the wrong place. - George Washington Carver With what ultimately turned out to be an El Niño winter, the...
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    Hell-of-a-Borus
    • 2 min

    Hell-of-a-Borus

    Latin proudly remembered...and some planting tips Latin names can be difficult to remember, but if you toy with them, you can trick...
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    Indulging in an Early Nursery Trek
    • 1 min

    Indulging in an Early Nursery Trek

    Nurseries are shifting their stock from bare root trees and woody shrubs in preparation for the planting frenzy that will start when the...
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    The Gopher Wars
    • 2 min

    The Gopher Wars

    Banishing a nemesis without chemical warfare Our defense seems to be working. When we first moved here six years ago, gophers clearly...
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