Your Garden and Fire,It’s Complicated
March 3, 2024There are common-sense ways of reducing fire risk. Reducing vegetation can reduce fire intensity and speed. Keep flammable mulch and excess…What is Missing in Your Landscape or Garden
March 3, 2024Time to Relax. August (and September) tend to be a relatively laid-back time in gardens, time to enjoy the work…Plants In the Summer
March 3, 2024Heat. Now that real heat has set in, often with vengeance, it is clear that summer has arrived. This is visible…Super Natural Landscapes
March 3, 2024A supernatural landscape style is not a term you hear every day in gardening circles. Supernatural often connotes mysticism and…Mother’s Day & Roses
March 3, 2024May is always an exuberant month in gardens and the natural world – winter is behind us and the dry…Using Plants that Thrive Where You Live
March 3, 2024Wine production is a big part of our local culture and economy and brings along with it our hospitality and…March in the Garden
March 3, 2024The Transition. March is generally the time when we transition from the winter garden to our spring/summer gardens, though weather can…Designing a New Garden
March 3, 2024When creating a new landscape, understanding goals and seeing the potential, are the most essential elements. We analyze what is…Planet Horticulture Style of Landscaping
March 3, 2024In 1875, famed horticulturist Luther Burbank referred to Sonoma County as “the chosen spot of all this earth.” This quote…Weeping Flowers; a not to the Pendulous Flowered California Buckeye – Roger Raiche
March 3, 2024California buckeye, Aesculus californica, is a much loved native tree. I tried to convey my affection for this versatile deciduous…