7 min"Landscape Gardening" and the Do It YourselferBlowing the dust off a 1970’s book about landscaping committed me to revisit what the author described as goals for the would-be...
16 minLandscape Uses for Ornamental PlantsTo take the mystery out of how landscape architects classify ornamental plants for their use in designs, I thought it would help to...
2 minPSA #1: Trees still need water over the summer and fall, just not as much as you might thinkAutumn 2021. California is drought stricken. Wildfires seem endless. Fire season. Our state is at the precipice, where we are...
1 minChocolate Raspberry MintSurprise colors in the garden, simultaneously receding and creating void while absolutely stunning in their on right. Just a quick field...
1 minMystery Monday 1Let'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...
2 minFracturing Fiber PotsOr, 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...
1 minTaking a Moment in the GardenToday, 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...
1 minWhat 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...
1 minIn MemoriamThe plants that didn't survive in our garden...a living list (pun intended) The following were plants we tested, but they were displeased...
2 minCatching Up Between the RainsRecord rains in Northern California have made weeding and planting difficult, so when there is a break between storms, we are outside...
1 minWeed 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...
2 minHell-of-a-BorusLatin proudly remembered...and some planting tips Latin names can be difficult to remember, but if you toy with them, you can trick...
1 minIndulging in an Early Nursery TrekNurseries are shifting their stock from bare root trees and woody shrubs in preparation for the planting frenzy that will start when the...
2 minThe Gopher WarsBanishing a nemesis without chemical warfare Our defense seems to be working. When we first moved here six years ago, gophers clearly...