Artichoke hearts sold fresh, floating in water.
Field Trip: More Italy!
There's nothing quite so exotic as a farmers market in a foreign country. You get to see the staples of the local diet on display. Here in the US, we…
Once those eggs hatch, the worm grows from tiny (above) to fat and juicy. They'll destroy your plants in a day.
Fall Planting is Here!
It's still hot here in Los Angeles, but there have been a few cooler days that we took advantage of to plant out our fall brassicas. If you're ready for…
Harvesting Sweet Potatoes
Learn how to roast and prepare squashes this fall
Salad Leaf Basil
Recipe: Almond or Hemp Seed Pesto (Vegan)
It's wonderful to return from Italy to find the garden bursting with basil. This is cause for celebration! It's time to make more pesto to freeze for later use. Since…
Fresh olives ready to be picked next week.
Field Trip: Villa Vignamaggio, Italy
We took a little break from gardening here in the states to visit the Chianti region in Italy for a friend's wedding last week. Little did we know we would…
Some home grown, some pilfered. All beautiful.
Wordless Wednesday: Harvest 2015
These are never really wordless, but you get the idea. Today is a celebration of a season passing, and a season's passion. Harvest time is satisfying, beautiful and temporary. Next…
One of several Pomegranate trees on the property.
Field Trip: Arlington Gardens, Pasadena
During the Garden Writers Association Symposium in September, bus loads of eager gardenerds stepped off to visit Arlington Gardens, an historic site in Pasadena, CA. It is "Pasadena's only designated…
Ask Gardenerd: Preventing Bugs Next Year
As we start over with a fall garden in warm-winter climates, or put the garden away in more temperate regions, the question arises once again: "How can I prevent bugs…
Renee's Purple Opal basil
Basil Trial: Our Favorite Basils
This summer we tested four new basil varieties against four of our favorites. That was a lot of basil! It was a grueling process (ha-ha) and as a result, we…