It’s August. It’s hot and dry in interior northern California and in most cases, our gardens are looking a little…worn, a little worse for the wear of our long, hot, dry summers. Every gardener I know, prefaces a high or… Continue Reading
The time has come again to plant for fall and winter vegetables. I love this time of year! George Winter of Wyntour Gardens and Red Bluff Garden Center gave us this advice last year: Planting a vegetable garden just seems… Continue Reading
“I think I might like the yellow tuberous ones the best – they are common but so consistent and cheerful,” Sally Greenwood, Head Grower at Chico Propagators tells me as we scan the multitude of begonias growing in her care… Continue Reading
Ahhh, long hot days, coolish nights and the plump, fragrant flesh of tomatoes. August is the iridescent shimmer of sunshine along the edge of the scented foliage of exuberant tomato plants – running wild in the vegetable garden. It is… Continue Reading
This piece was originally published in August of 2009, but beautiful plants are always worth revisiting, especially in high summer. Enjoy. Have you noticed how the concept of beauty evolves as you grow older or as you garden longer? Just… Continue Reading
Rich, minty, sagey and earthy pine fragrances waft around you as you walk through Nancy and David Schleiger’s 2 acre plus, close to 26 year old garden. Beneath the sheltering canopies of stately old oaks and black walnuts, native plants… Continue Reading
With summer’s heat upon us, I am once again amazed at the resilience and beauty of succulents in our North State gardens. I was inspired to revisit this piece on Claude Geffray’s Gardens in Chico. Look up the word “succulent”… Continue Reading
The first full moon of summer hung in our night skies last weekend – ripe with the promise of the coming full summer season. After our long, cool and damp spring, the North State is slowly heating up – but… Continue Reading
The emails started a month ago: the buds are looking close. Then two weeks ago: some are open up Caribou Road outside of Oroville – but peak bloom is still a ways off. And now – I’ve seen a few… Continue Reading
Literature and gardening have long gone hand in hand. This weekend, and for the past five years, literature in Siskiyou County gets a helping-hand from the annual Mt. Shasta Garden Tour – organized by Katie Jessup, owner of Spring Hill… Continue Reading
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