Looking back at the whirlwind of activity that is March/April and May in my annual gardening journal, it is always with some relief that I come to the relative peace of June in the North State Garden. Most plants are… Continue Reading
Chances are, if you are reading this you are a gardener, plant lover or amateur naturalist of some variety. And chances are, as one of these, you are quite easily able to close your eyes and conjure the happy sound… Continue Reading
To see the late-spring woodland alight with dogwood is a sight to make most anyone happy. In the North State, the show of bloom unfolds over time slowly and steadily. It starts on the Valley floor in early spring –… Continue Reading
While I might rightfully be described as a gardener of many plants, master of none – I always enjoy a garden or gardener with a dedicated collection of some special plant or plant group. Photo: A mature bloom of Western… Continue Reading
I recently had the good fun of accompanying a visiting native bee specialist to a few of our local gardens. He was looking for one or two area gardens to monitor over time for bee activity and behavior. All of… Continue Reading
With my peony buds positively fat and ready to burst open any day, I thought it was a great time to revisit this interview on how to grow peonies well in our region. They were among my mother’s favorite flowers,… Continue Reading
Due to Northstate Public Radio’s Spring Membership Drive, there is no regular airing of In a North State Garden this weekend April 21st and 22nd. Please join us for a special one-hour call-in of In a North State Garden on… Continue Reading
“In Spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” –Margaret Atwood. Any gardener can tell you that soil is the soul of the garden. It is the foundation on which all else is built. If you… Continue Reading
This week In a North State Garden has the pleasure of interviewing Scott Huber, Education and Research Coordinator of the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserves located near Forest Ranch about the reserve’s spring hike series which really brings this large… Continue Reading
“A little madness in the spring is wholesome even for the King!” I like to think that when Emily Dickinson wrote these words, she included some heady joy in the word madness, and she included us all in the wholesome… Continue Reading
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