Helping the Monarch Community
We are trying our best to help the Monarch Butterfly population with planting milk weeds, bringing the caterpillars in to […]
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The Garden
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Suspicious Seeds
We often speak of using local wood to avoid transporting potentially-infested oak firewood within, to, or from the San Bernardino Mountains. Now […]
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Have you seen any monarch butterflies this season?
I recently read an article in The San Diego Union-Tribute dated July 13, 2020 that said butterfly plants are in […]
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Self Watering Raised Bed Gardens
In an effort to reduce water usage out of doors, but still be able to garden, one option is a […]
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Frugal Friday
The cleverness and imagination of some people never ceases to amaze me. I just love when someone finds a new […]
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Rain Barrels
If you missed out on our rain barrel purchase program last year, fear not. I now have instructions that show […]
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More Space Saving Ideas
Here on the hill, gardening is challenging for many reasons. A short growing season, water restrictions and poor soil, micro […]
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More Benefits of Raised Bed Gardens
We have already discussed some of the benefits of raised bed gardening, but today I would like to add a […]
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Raised Bed Gardening
In a previous post, I talked about container gardening. Containers are a great way to grow flowers, vegetables and herbs. […]