Most gardeners mow, blow, and move on. Here's what skilled ecological maintenance actually looks like and why the difference shows up in your garden's health over time.
The title "landscape designer" isn't regulated in California. Here's what to look for, what questions to ask, and how to tell a trained horticulturist from someone with a plant catalog.
A month-by-month guide to Bay Area gardening, written for our climate. Covers planting, pruning, soil, irrigation, and pest management with the reasoning behind each task.
A month-by-month guide to Bay Area gardening, written for our climate. Covers planting, pruning, soil, irrigation, and pest management with the reasoning behind each task.
Garlic is one of the most rewarding crops in a Bay Area edible garden. A practical guide to planting, harvesting, curing, and the case for growing spring garlic, a farmers market delicacy you can have for weeks at home.
California's wet winters mean fall is our true planting season. Here's how to work with the Mediterranean climate cycle to establish healthier plants with less water and less work.
August and September bring San Francisco's warmest days and a narrow window to get cool-season crops established before fall. Here's what to plant now and why timing matters.
