It wasn’t until I’d undertaken to put in a drip system by myself that I realized how easy it could be. I’d always been frighten off by the talk of valves, pressure regulator, PSIs and GPHs. And what on earth
Author: Byddi Lee
Spring in full swing
With spring in full swing it’s a pure pleasure to be out in the garden, though I’d be hard pushed to say when its not nice to be out there doing the gardening thang. This comes from a person who
The Obsidian Dome and the June Lake Loop
Here’s what the Inyo National Forest Visitor Guide 2011-2012 has to say about the Obsidian Dome. “Obsidian Dome The dome is a hill of solid volcanic glass. Take Glass Flow Road (west) off US 395, eleven miles north of Mammoth
The Earthquake Fault and Inyo Craters
Okay, so according to the poster-board it’s not really a fault, it’s a fissure. Regardless, it’s still pretty impressive. If you take the Minaret Road out of Mammoth towards the ski area and pass the Mammoth Scenic Loop Road
Minarets Vista and water in three states
The arrival of the rain today allows me to sit inside and watch God water my plants for me. It also gives me a chance to catch up on housework writing more posts about our ski-turned-hiking holiday. So, after two
‘S no joke
We are promised rain tomorrow. It’s a little late for us though, as we’ve already trekked all the way to Mammoth and back last week to go skiing. Having prepaid for the hotel and booked the days of work, we
I never promised you a rose garden
When Master Gardeners offered its members a rose pruning workshop at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, I jumped at the opportunity. I may only have three roses myself, but I wanted to be sure that if my clients
‘Tis a soft day, Thank God…
A soft day is what the Irish call a very very damp fog or a mizzle, which is a cross between a mist and a drizzle. I’d been dreaming of a nice soaking fall of rain for the garden and
“The happiest days are when babies come.”
This direct quote from Melanie in Gone with the Wind sums up what Christmas means for me. I wrote last year about our little nativity scene that we put up under our Douglas fir each year. Yesterday I was out
Beet that!
Winter gardening in California seems to be split into two segments divided by December and January. If you get organized by mid September you can have a crop of winter veggies already growing and some harvested by Christmas. If you