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July 2026 Recently, I had the pleasure to take a trip up to the Bay Area to be with my daughter, Erica and her kids
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July 2026 Recently, I had the pleasure to take a trip up to the Bay Area to be with my daughter, Erica and her kids

June 2026 With the advent of climate change, we need to “roll with the punches” so to speak. This year the ‘First Love’ Gardenia

May 2026 My garden is on a Mother’s Day tour this month and I was asked to write about my mother, Pat Welsh, for the

April 2026 “April showers bring May flowers” is an old adage, but nowadays things are different. Read Full Article: https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-alive-with-purple-in-the-garden

March 2026 This is an old expression about the weather for the month of March. March, starting out blustery, windy and stormy and ending

February 2026 Do you remember the movie Field of Dreams? The lead actor Kevin Costner built a baseball diamond in the middle of a

January 2026 The new year is a time of renewal spiritually, physically, and can be a new beginning. Many people enjoy writing New Year’s

December 2025 As I was driving down the country lane on the approach to my house this morning after having had a manicure and pedicure

November 2025 Many of us live in our gardens. By that I mean, we spend a lot of time in our gardens. Working in them

October 2025 Autumn has a way of filling our gardens—and our memories—with richness and promise. As the days cool and the air turns crisp,

September 2025 Summer is winding down and kids are going back to school or are already back in school. There are so many projects

August 2025 Mama noticed a week and a half ago that there were absolutely no blooms on her Pink Melaleuca, Melaleuca nesophila, a plant that

July 2025 Mama, Pat Welsh, was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, UK. Borage grew wild in her grandparents’ gardens, and in the countryside. Years ago,

June 2025 I have always remembered that expression with a “they”. I talked to my children about the spiritual significance of the statement when

May 2025 The gardeners planted clover seeds all over a hillside above the deep end of the pool in March this year. Clover makes a

April 2025 The beauty of having a lovely yard is entertaining in the garden. Despite the rain there have been several garden events this

March 2025 If you have a Mediterranean garden and lavender is growing in your beds, this is the time of year that those beautiful

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

January 2025 As this year draws to a close, we are reminded about what is important in life. We all have trials and tribulations,

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