National Celery Month
March is National Celery Month, which coincides with just about the right time to harvest celery if you planted it in the fall.
Five Steps to a Beautiful Flagstone Ground Cover
Today we have a guest post from Dane O'Leary, a full-time freelance writer, lifestyles and design blogger, scientist, and humanitarian. His writing has been published in a variety of independent web and print publications. He has degrees in psychology and anthropology with additional study in journalism, graphic design, and public relations. Dane is currently also working on his debut novel. Good luck with the book, Dane, and take it away! 5 Steps to a Beautiful Flagstone Ground Cover We all…
Dr. Elaine Ingham shares the amazing restoration work she's doing.
Urban Soil Summit Review – Part 1
If you've ever wanted to know how soil works and what's going on underground in your garden, a Soil Summit is a great place to start. It is impossible to summarize the whole of the Urban Soil Carbon Water Summit (Soil Summit for short) that I attended last week in one blog post. So I won't. I can, however, share the highlights from the first part of the first day which featured talks from Dr. Elaine Ingham and Ray Archuleta.…
March To-Do’s
March is nearly here and that means many dormant gardeners will be awakening to the spring gardening season.
Venice Green Expo is this Saturday
Local: Gardenerd @ Venice Green Expo
This one is for Angelenos. If you don't live here, go plant some seeds indoors and make sure all your tools are clean for spring. Soon it will be time to garden again. Now, onward... This Saturday, February 28, from 1-3p.m. I'll be doling out free gardening advice at the Venice Green Expo. They have an Eco Genius Bar, where you can stop by and ask questions of several experts on hand. I'll be answering gardening questions, so stop on…
Gopher hole next to a Romanesco plant. Luckily the Romanesco got out alive.
Ask Gardenerd: What don’t Squirrels, Gophers and Rabbits Eat?
A question came into Ask Gardenerd last week: "What don't gophers, squirrels, and rabbits like, as I have no veggie luck. Renee" Oh, Renee, I wish I could say there is a food in the garden that these creatures don't like, but the truth is with very few exceptions they love them all. Some folks say the onion family wards away critters, but I've had gophers take down my leeks and onions from roots to green tips. Squirrels love my…
Tomato Chooser
There are over 600 varieties of tomatoes out there. How do you know which options will work for you?
Lilac Verbena, verbena lilacina
Wordless Wednesday: California Natives in Bloom
Everyone else's winter is California's spring. Check out these California natives in bloom. And not a California native, but certainly a trademark of California: More to come!
Is gardening still possible with an injured hand?
How To Garden While Injured
It happens to everyone at some point, we get injured. Injury brings garden progress to a halt. All those plans for fruit tree pruning, rose pruning, turning compost piles, etc., stop dead while injuries heal. Or do they? I recently had a little roller disco accident while celebrating a friend's 40th birthday. I think it's needless to say, at this point, that "40th" and "roller disco" probably shouldn't be uttered in the same sentence. But it happened, and I've been…
Bed Prep for Spring
Prepping your beds for spring is the most important task a gardener can do before planting..