This story begins with a shared passion. Shared passion and a collegial friendship between a man and woman, conducted from opposite coasts of North America in the 1980s. Francis H. (or Frank as he is known) Cabot, an avid gardener… Continue Reading
May is upon us – the crowning of the May is actively happening in my garden. On Egreenway.com out of Red Bluff I ran across this timely quote by 20th century naturalist, writer, and photographer Edwin Way Teale: “The world’s… Continue Reading
Imagine if you will a world without trees. Virtually no trees. What would it look like? Feel like? Vast. Spare. Hot. Cold. Windswept. Desert landscapes, grassland prairies and plains come to my mind. In their own way these almost tree-less… Continue Reading
Wolfgang Rougle is a young woman with a sharp mind, an engaged spirit, a strong work ethic and a big vision. She is also the owner and market-farmer of 20 acres west of Cottonwood, named Twining Tree Farm, which she… Continue Reading
This article was originally published in March of 2009, and with spring and summer workshops as well as an upcoming open house at the Chico State Herbarium on May 14th, it seemed like a good time to run this again.… Continue Reading
The new California State Flower & Garden Show will take place this coming weekend: April 8 – 11, 2010 at Cal Expo in Sacramento. On Saturday April 10th at 3:00 pm, as one of the featured speakers for Pacific Horticulture, I… Continue Reading
Age in a garden is a wonderful thing – worthy of celebrating. Age in a gardening publication in my mind is to be celebrated equally because it is through gardening publications that the ephemera of gardens and gardeners live on… Continue Reading
Look up the word “succulent” in the dictionary and as an adjective you will find something like: juicy, thick and fleshy; from the Latin succus, meaning “juice.” The designation “succulent” describes any plant that “stores water against times of drought… Continue Reading
As a person who visits gardens large and small, fabulous and fantastic as part of what I do, I find it really easy – frustratingly easy – to fall into a trap of garden envy and discontent. Maybe my garden… Continue Reading
Northstate Public Radio – KFPR 88.9 FM Redding, CA and KCHO 91.7 FM Chico, CA is in the midst of their Fall 2009 Membership Drive and the theme of the drive is: Branching Out! During the drive, regular programming is… Continue Reading
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