Read Between the Limes

April was a blur for me as I spent most of it sick, then May was spent catching up on the garden chores that I neglected in April, with some excitement sprinkled in here and there. After spending three weeks sick as a dog, I was whisked to Little Roc...

Looks like we'll only have one Echium 'Tower of Jewels' blooming this year, but even one is worth it! The garden is a bit chaotic right now since I've spent the past few weeks sick and haven't spent a minute outside. But, I kind of like chaotic :)

Last summer I purchased the "Praying Mantis Pagoda" from Insect Lore.  I had to wait until the winter to order my praying mantis egg for it (they only ship the eggs from January-April). The eggs themselves take about 3 to 7 weeks to hatch.  T...

Chickens are all the rage now that more and more cities aremaking it legal for residents to keep a couple of hens in their backyard.  I was lucky enough to hang out with award-winning landscape designer and Timber Press author Jessi Bloom th...

The Sacramento area has many beautiful public gardens- and the WPA Rock Garden in William Land Park has got to be one of my favorites.  Not even an acre large, this little garden would be my dream backyard- jam packed with awesome plants and ma...

At first glance this just looks like a fabulous red front door....with a dead Christmas wreath hanging from it.  Well, you are partially correct.  But when you get closer....  you might notice something else.....  Do you se...

Starting seeds can become expensive if you're the type of person to grow and share seedlings with others.  There are several ways to cut corners on those costs by reusing items that would have otherwise been thrown in the trash or recycle bin to g...

After seeing this place in numerous magazines and splashed all over the internet, I was happy to finally step foot for the first time in Flora Grubb Nursery.  The very first succulent living walls I had ever seen were from here, and I have been...

Today we have a guest post by Stacy Tornio, author of Project Garden! Stacy is blogging here today as part of her virtual book tour.  After you’re done reading about making seed tape with kids, hop on over here because she’s giving away TEN co...