My wonderful neighbor, Al, let me strip his tree of the ripe peaches that were threatening to drop. They were simply perfect. I went online to see how I could freeze peaches. Lots of articles gave advice using sugar, and
Author: Byddi Lee
I love it when a plan comes together.
This time last year I was laying out plastic to solarize my lawn. Well the jury is in… I wouldn’t recommend it. I’ve been disappointed a the amount of bur clover that came back not to mention a recurrence of
Nice new natives
I can’t believe I last posted in January…two months ago! And to think of those days as a new enthusiastic blogger when I posted every week. My excuse for not posting more blogs is twofold…1) I’ve finished my novel and
Hopes for a Happy New Year
Wow! It’s been quite a while since my last post. This is probably because it has been such a challenging year in the garden and I’ve not been inspired to blog about it. Why isn’t the opposite of inspired just
OMG – GMO!
The easiest part of this blog was the title. Which is in fact somewhat misleading because GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism, when actually I want to share with you may musings on genetically engineered organisms. So, whats the difference?
How hardscaping got its name.
Hardscaping is hard! It’s that part of gardening that doesn’t really involve plants or even soil. It’s hard on your hands, your back and especially your wallet. But hardscaping is literally the back bone of the garden design – the
The creation of Wee Lee Canyon
The lawn is dead – or perhaps not – we’ll know for certain after the rains come, but it sure looks deader than a dead thing, and I’m fairly confident that we’ve blasted most of those weeds seeds. So now
Rooms without walls
When the weather is as good as it is here, you tend to use outside as another room or rooms. My grand plan for taking out the lawn involves creating a living room and a dining room outside. Eventually, I
California Natives in a hot dry year
I’ve decided that having a Californian native plant garden and gardening with Californian native plants is two totally different things. For me, the latter means to use natives plants in your garden to show off their beauty and also enhance
Not so cute anymore!
Be prepared – this is going to be a rant! We have been invaded by ground squirrels and they are eating EVERYTHING! As we moved out of April and into May the garden thrived. The application and armatic torture of