April 2025
The beauty of having a lovely yard is entertaining in the garden. Despite the rain there have been several garden events this year including world renowned floral designer, author, and television personality, René van Rems.
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March 2025
If you have a Mediterranean garden and lavender is growing in your beds, this is the time of year that those beautiful little new shoots of growth start forming.
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February 2025
Several ideas have come to mind for this February article considering it is the month of love with Valentine’s Day on the 14th.
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January 2025
As this year draws to a close, we are reminded about what is important in life. We all have trials and tribulations, but the love of family and friends, having work that we love, exercising or doing a sport, and communing with nature are all important elements of a balanced, joyful life.
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December 2024
As a child, our whole family including my grandparents went to the original Disneyland in Anaheim, California, for my eighth birthday.
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November 2024
Honorine Jobert Japanese Anemone, Anemone x hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’, blooms over a two-month period in my garden in north San Diego County.
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October 2024
We are full into autumn. October is an important month for doing many projects in the garden. It is the middle of September as I write this article.
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September 2024
This time of year the garden is a flutter with seven varieties of butterflies, especially the Gulf fritillary butterfly.
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August 2024
Summer months in the garden can be abundant with fragrances and tart and juicy fruits and vegetables.
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July 2024
My daughter Erica and her husband Jared lived in downtown San Francisco when they were first married. After a few years they decided to look for a home in Marin County that would have more room for raising a family.
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