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Quick, Easy, Fun Class for Your California Native Garden
Shortly after we started teaching in person classes in San Diego on drought tolerant landscaping, we grew frustrated. We LOVED the content we were teaching. There was so much information in that three...
40+ outstanding gifts for Eco Friendly Homeowners
Welcome to the Earth Friendly Homeowner Holiday Gift Guide We have gathered 40+ gift ideas for the gardener, the DIY home improvement eco-warrior and the reader in your life. Tools to make gardening e...
Lemongrass Tea – The Best Tea You’ve Never Heard Of (Part 1)
I love my black tea. I especially love my English Breakfast tea with sugar. My husband claims that I drink tea with my sugar. Yeah, in other words it has to be pretty sweet for me to drink it. Because...
Do you really need that automatic irrigation system?
As a landscape contractor, I bought into the myth that an automatic irrigation system was a necessity. Now I have worked through the math and science behind plants and soil, I’m not so sure....
New Native Plant Garden At San Marcos Historical Society
Sheri and I are still on a huge high from Saturdays’ California Native Planting and Maintenance Workshop. We had a fantastic turnout with lots of enthusiastic participants, and we got to plant u...
Dog’on Lawn – Landscaping With And For Dogs
If you own a dog, you know how much of a challenge it can be to keeping your garden looking good. Dogs just have a way of wearing patches in the lawn or digging up flower beds. In this workshop we wil...
San Diego Tree Choices
During the classes and workshops we teach throughout San Diego county, we are often asked about tree choices. Our personal view is that planting a tree that will ultimately be too large for a space...
Garden Tool Basics
Want to treat yourself or a gardener in your life to some new garden tools? Here are our tried and tested tools, books, watering tools and gift ideas. Full disclosure: we do earn a small amount of mon...