Breathing Treatment

Joan Bolton of Santa Barbara writes a nice blog about gardening and garden design . A recent blog post called Splendid Hedges has recommend...

Here's an interesting garden juxtaposition. To set the stage: This photo was taken at the LA County Museum of Art . The permanent gard...

I just found what looks to be a useful online plant palette design tool associated with a website called Landscape Resource.  It has an obvi...

That's one California Poppy (Eschlozia californica maritima) plant overwhelming a downhill rose. I posted on this poppy earlier in May...

I stumbled across a good article about Naked Ladies the other day - Amaryllis belladonna, not Playmates.  The author, Joan Bolton, comes fr...

I'd love to unleash a giant mutant lawnmower / chipper / shredder robot on the whole yard, make a giant pile of compost*, and start fres...

Back from the Brink: for the last wild franciscan manzanita It has long been known that the Presidio is home to the last Raven's manza...

I haven't been posting much because I've been super busy trying to finesse a change of address. There's going to be all sorts of...

Down by the creek. - Posted at great expense from my iPhone

'Ithuriel's Spear' Below: on or about June 12th. - Posted at great expense from my iPhone

I may be posting infrequently for the next couple weeks. Take care! - Posted at great expense from my iPhone

Fairyduster and Shaw's agave. Aster, Nasella, Eriogonum, Salvia, Toyon. - Posted at great expense from my iPhone

A fresh update of the Creek Watch app reminded me that I ought to actually use it, so tonight I took a stroll along the Dominguez Channel an...

I'm packing today - the house and for our Lair of the Bear vacation.  The blog may go into brief hiatus depending upon how much fun I...