The original carrot plush toy
Where’s Gardenerd?
And now for something completely different... At least a year ago my PR assistant, Mel, gave me a carrot plush toy. It's the cutest thing ever. It also spawned an…
Under the dome of the Education Center
Field Trip: Huntington’s New Education & Visitor Center
The Huntington Library and Gardens unveiled its new Education and Visitor Center on April 4th. Sadly we couldn't attend that day, but we finally made a pilgrimage to see the…
Interplanting Corn
You've probably heard of the Three Sisters Garden, where you plant corn, beans, and squash together for a symbiotic relationship that takes up less space for all three crops. But…
Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase is FREE!
7th Annual Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase
It's garden tour time, folks, and this year Gardenerd HQ is on the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase. We'll be opening up the backyard vegetable garden for all to see.…
Always room for the homeowners' cute pelican watering can.
Bye, Bye Turf!
It's time to highlight another turf removal project we've just completed. This one is primarily non-edible, but we were excited to transform another front lawn into a water catchment basin,…
Perennial milkweeds grow back year after year. They provide habitat for traveling Monarch butterflies.
Native Milkweed Only, Please.
I've been hearing it for awhile, especially from the native plant enthusiasts and experts among us: pull out non-native milkweeds, it's making our Monarchs sick. What? Aren't we supposed to…
Prettily wrapped packages would rouse any gardener, eager to unwrap these gifts.
Minnie and Moon Unboxing
Gardenerds love gardening toys, especially in spring. There's something very satisfying about a fresh new ball of jute twine or a well-made hand tool. As if spring wasn't exciting enough,…
What we need to design our gardens to deal with our storm water
Urban Soil Summit Review – Part 2
It's time for more details from the Urban Soil Summit, following Part 1 of our review of the event. Day 2 was just as mind-blowing as Day 1, but the…
Clockwise from upper left (2 of each plant): Renee's Mrs. Burns, Native Seed's Mrs. Burns (1 just sprouted), Salad Leaf Basil, Aurelia Basil, Opal Basil.
Experimental Spring: New Basils and More
Gardeners get bored, so we keep trying new varieties to keep things interesting. This spring at Gardenerd HQ, we're trying out several new seeds for 2015. We planted seeds a…
Scott's new book, Tomatomania! Grab your copy today.
Tomatomania is Here!
Scott Daigre began his tomato passion at Hortus Nursery back in the day, when gardeners would flock to Hortus's annual Tomatomania seedling sale. Once Hortus closed its doors, Scott took…