December 2024 As a child, our whole family including my grandparents went to the original Disneyland in Anaheim, California, for my eighth birthday. Read Full

  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.

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

September 2024 This time of year the garden is a flutter with seven varieties of butterflies, especially the Gulf fritillary butterfly. Read Full Article: https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-butterflies-in-the-garden

August 2024 Summer months in the garden can be abundant with fragrances and tart and juicy fruits and vegetables. Read Full Article: https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-apple-pies-gardenias-and-passion-flowers

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

  June 2024 What is Plein Air Painting? | According to Artists Network – “Plein air painting is about leaving the four walls of your

May 2024 Have you ever noticed the way it makes you feel when you are walking on a garden path? We have all watched a

April 2024 Being that we live in a Mediterranean climate, I seem to always write about wisteria for April because it is drought tolerant once

  March 2024 Lavender is such a fun plant to grow in Southern California. It is perfect for our climate because lavender is a Mediterranean