The recipe makes about 2 pints
Recipe: Blackberry Jam
Blackberry season comes on strong, and if you don't embrace it, your garden will have an understory of rotten blackberries within a month. We've already frozen 3 pints of berries,…
Certified Wildlife Habitat
Tips for Certified Wildlife Habitat
Let artichokes go to flower. We'll save seeds from this Winnetka Purple artichoke for the Seed Library of Los Angeles.
Wordless Wednesday: Gardening for a Healthy Planet
I can't believe I have to refer back to this article I wrote in February, but it's more appropriate than ever now. While it's comforting to see the rest of…
Flowers appear at the tip-top of our tree kale plant.
Guess What! Tree Kale Does Go to Seed
I've heard colleagues say that tree kale never goes to seed, that it can only be propagated by cuttings. Well, my 10-foot tree kale would beg to differ. It's gone…
Food grade barrels are best for use in vegetable gardens.
Being Prepared
A building caught fire in our neighborhood recently, leading to a power outage for two hours. The lack of internet and electricity, even for a short time, reminds us how…
The vertical garden is planted with spring and summer crops.
Design: Vertical Patio Garden Delight
We recently created a tidy vertical garden for a busy business woman in Marina del Rey. Her condominium patio didn't allow room for a full-sized garden, and tight quarters limited…
Getting Rid of Fungus Gnats
Tips for Getting Rid of Fungus Gnats
Ask Gardenerd: Protecting Blackberries
We got a good one from Ask Gardenerd this week: "Hello, our blackberries are thriving this year, probably because of all the rain we got in SoCal, but I am…