Change in the Garden: What To Plant in the Fall Garden It’s that time of year where the weather gets a little cooler, we get some rain (maybe less in California), and changes are made in the garden. Eye of the Day interviews some plant experts on their Fall favorite plantings and best tips for…
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Know Your Soil: Geology to the Fore with Each Passing Storm Front
Know Your Soil: Geology to the Fore with Each Passing Storm Front By Puck Erickson Lohnas The sky is grey, a light mist is covering the ground and I hear the earth singing as each molecule of blessed rainfall works its way into the soil, winds between the rock, and trickles become flows. Our vintners…
Tips for Successful Edible Gardening by The Conscious Garden
Tips for Successful Edible Gardening by The Conscious Garden In Southern California we love to eat healthy food and there is no fresher, tastier or more nutrient dense foods than those that you pick from your own garden or that you buy from the farmers market. It is important to know that your food is…
The Rogue Garden
Brent’s Rogue Garden People often ask me what my garden at home looks like. I laugh and reply it looks like a psychedelic trip to a botanic garden gone rogue with cracked pots. Then they laugh, not sure if I’m being honest or just outrageous, and they’re right, my garden is outrageous and honestly, it…
Top Your Pot with Tumbled Terracotta
TOP YOUR POT WITH TUMBLED TERRACOTTA You have a beautiful citrus tree and a beautiful pot, together making a perfect statement piece, but maybe there’s something to make it even better from a design standpoint and for water conservation. Design professionals typically use under-planting to finish the look of a tree or tall plant in…