YouTube: How to Clean Pruning Shears
Our latest instructional video is live on YouTube. It walks you through the process of properly cleaning, oiling and sharpening your pruning shears. Taking care of your garden tools is…
A volunteer tomato sprouted from under our compost storage tub.
Volunteers: Nature’s Helpers
This time of year, we have a lot of sprouts popping up in odd places. We didn't plant them, they are "volunteers." Volunteers are a godsend in filling in spaces…
A loquat tree with cages of cotton hanging about
Native Garden Tour- Part 2: The coolest thing ever
Plants are interesting. Birds are interesting. Put them together and you get a Xerces Society Certified Pollinator Habitat. Last week on the Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour, we started…
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YouTube: How to Plant Tomatoes
It's tomato season, and we've got ours in the ground already. It may be early for some, but we're experiencing 80 degree days this week, so we took a chance…
Dendromecon Hartfordii and it's cousin, Dendromecon rigida are sunny additions to any California native garden.
Native Garden Tour – Part 1: Great Plants for Pollinators
I was gifted two tickets to the Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour this past weekend and set out with my co-chair for the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase to…
Climate Change Round Up (AKA Things I Care About)
#Climate Change was trending on Twitter yesterday. As gardenerds, we don't need Twitter to point out the changes in seasonal behavior. We can spot when things are off. Things are…
Grow plants under grow lights through winter. Start seeds too.
Keys to Lighting Your Indoor Gardening System
Today's guest post is from Chris Wimmer, an urban hydroponic hobbyist who uses hydroponics to maximize his 400 square foot yard and extend the short Chicago growing season. Chris blogs…
First blackberries of the season
Spring Gardens are Waking Up
A friend up north in Canada, Niki Jabbour, posted on Twitter this morning that she's expecting 2 feet of snow tonight. Here in Southern California our spring gardens are waking…
Hearty lentil soup with collard greens
Recipe: Lentil Soup with Collard Greens
We cook from the garden around here. Whatever is coming in from "out there" determines the meal of the day. Since collard greens are finishing up, we needed to find…
Fresh Christmas Limas are incredibly delicious.
Recipe: Garlicky Fresh Christmas Lima Beans with Thyme
I've grown Christmas Lima Beans for several years and have come to love this prolific plant. The first time, we planted in spring and it grew and produced for a…