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…
Grasshoppers bite chunks out of the sides of leaves, but can consume entire leaves over time.
Ask Gardenerd: Are Grasshoppers Bad?
We love it when people ask about bugs before killing them. Better safe than sorry. You may be killing a beneficial insect, so please ask before taking action. Like Dora…
Moringa seeds - loose and ready for the taking...swapping.
Field Trip: Heirloom Expo Seed Swap
This will be my last post about the 2015 Heirloom Expo, but it's one that couldn't be left out. Every year the Heirloom Expo hosts a seed swap for those…