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December in the Garden: The Gifts of the Season & Monthly Calendar of Regional Gardening Events

The first real winter storm and its life-renewing precipitation has now visited our region – most likely bringing some inconvenience, but also much blessing as the season turns on its cycle from the fullness of fall to the peaceful spareness… Continue Reading

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The Queen of Winter Flowers: Camellias in the North State Garden, an Interview with Jerry Mendon of Mendon’s Nursery in Paradise

My camellias are blooming – the early ones lighting up corners of the garden like little Thanksgivings themselves. Pale pinks and bright whites, ruffled, pink edges on some, stunning yellow stamens on others, light fragrance on others still. Bees loll… Continue Reading