September in the Garden & North State Calendar of Regional Gardening Events

PHOTO: Ripe Ribes sp. (roezlii?). September in the North State garden begins in earnest our biggest and best window of opportunity to plant in our gardens. From mid-September to the end of October, from Davis to Redding, a generous number… Continue Reading

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Unity of Opposites: July in the Garden & North State Calendar of Gardening Events

“I hear my mother calling when the summer wind blows, Go out into the garden in your old, old clothes…” Rosemary Wells, “First Tomato” The garden in the height of summer is a source of deep comfort for me despite… Continue Reading

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Blue Moon August & Calendar of North State Gardening Events

Life cycles around us constantly and the August garden makes me especially aware of this – reminding me how much I am moved by plants: their constant transformations, their resilience. How a seed can grow from a tiny speck to… Continue Reading