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,