March 11, 2011 Tips for Simplifying Your Landscape The Cambria Garden Club was lucky to have Shana McCormick, a licensed landscaper here in Cambria, speak to us about how to simplify our…
March 2, 2011 Time to Plant on the Central Coast? I haven’t begun planting seeds this year. I’ve weeded and created drainage ditches for runoff. I’ve also been playing with, training, and walking those…
February 3, 2011 Butterfly Bush Needs Attention I can’t stand it anymore! My butterfly bush looks dreadful. My Buddleia davidii, is acting as a host to the insect pest called the Buddleia…
January 14, 2011 January Gardening in Cambria “God made rainy days, so gardeners could get their housework done.” I haven’t been doing much gardening this month. Why? First, in rained over…
December 24, 2010 A Scandinavian Christmas Feast My family is of Scottish descent and my husband’s family is Norwegian. Given the choice between Scottish cuisine and Scandinavian, the Scandies win hands…
November 25, 2010 Wild Turkeys on the California Coast I have the Thanksgiving spirit today and wanted to share a couple of photos of turkeys that stroll by our house each day. These…
October 28, 2010 Sundried Tomatoes Without the Sun I’ve harvested the last of the ripe tomatoes. We’re eating them fresh at every meal. This wonderful “flavor of summer” won’t last long so…
October 19, 2010 Two Labradoodles in the Garden I’ve not had a moment to garden in the last six weeks since Matilda or “Tillie”, the chocolate Australian labradoodle, came to live with…
September 29, 2010 Harvesting and Preparing Beets Cool weather crops are dying down in my garden. The lettuce, arugula, and chard have “bit the dust”. But the beets and carrots (who…
September 14, 2010 Garden Accessories That Work I’m not big on garden accessories. I believe that they detract from the plantings. I think that too many trinkets tend to make a…
August 22, 2010 Harvesting and Drying Apples Along the Coast It’s been too cool along the coast this summer to do much gardening. I’ve been sitting around watching the powdery mildew cover my zucchini…
August 5, 2010 Green Spotted Beetle is Up to No Good! Everywhere that I’ve lived, there has been at least one insect that I find especially annoying. In Marin and Sonoma Counties I despised the…
July 26, 2010 Shasta Daisies-Burbank’s Perfect Daisy Blooming now in my front garden are the Shasta daisies (Leucanthemum maximum) that I planted during the winter. A friend was thinning out her…
July 16, 2010 Snowpeas-Are They Worth Growing? . . I planted snowpeas in March and they are still producing. For the flat, edible pods, I choose the variety ‘Mammoth Melting Sugar’…
July 13, 2010 Saving Seeds for Mustard Spinach Tendergreen I can’t believe how easy “tendergreen” is to grow. It matures in about a month, when its tender leaves are ready to use in…
