February 20, 2014 Website Reorganization-Sorry for the Inconvenience Dear Friends. I’m in the process of combining my two websites. I’ve been moving pictures and posts from Backyard Hencam to Central Coast…
February 17, 2014 Cambria’s Water Shortage No Small Deal We. in Cambria, a little village on the ocean between S.F. and L.A. are experiencing a severe drought. Our water district board, the Cambria…
November 19, 2013 Water Issue in Cambria – No Water for Gardens I wrote this article for the Cambrian (local publication) in October. Many people commented on it to me so I decided to pass…
October 11, 2013 Back In the Garden Again I once wrote that I was a “Terrible Garden Blogger”. I was referring to the fact that I just couldn’t get into a…
June 9, 2013 A Peacock Comes to Visit We have a peacock, named Randy, that wanders through the little village of Cambria. He has been seen walking along Main Street and…
March 27, 2013 A Fall in the Garden I’ve had to put aside my computer for the last month. I took a fall in the garden and have been in the hospital…
October 13, 2012 Scarecrows 2012 Have Taken Over Cambria The 2012 Cambria Scarecrow Festival, presented by the Cambria Historical Society, is in full swing. We had our first light rain of the season,…
May 12, 2012 Happy Mother’s Day to Chicken Lovers Happy Mothers Day to those of you who have mothered and will always mother, and who understand the maternal instincts that are so apparent…
May 9, 2012 A Garden Tour in Cambria – 2012 Cambria Pines by the Sea is full of gardeners and people come from all around to participate in the Cambria Garden Tour. Cambria has had…
October 15, 2011 Cambria’s Scarecrow and Harvest Festival For the past three years the creative residents of Cambria have put their talents to work to create over 200 stuffed and…
May 26, 2011 A Visit to Duke Gardens-Across the U.S. I’ve spent a few hours a day in the garden this week. Partly because it was neglected due to our trip across the U.S….
March 31, 2011 Hearst Castle Greenhouse Restoration What a lucky bunch of gardeners we are! Fifteen of the San Luis Obispo Master Gardeners were taken by van to “Camp Hill”, hilltop…
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…
July 6, 2010 Fourth of July and Visits With Hens We had visitors over the Fourth of July weekend. On our agenda was playing in the sand and water at San Simeon Beach, peeking…
April 29, 2010 Garden Club Annual Spring Trip The Cambria Garden Club has hosted an overnight annual spring trip for the past 30 years. This year it was no different. For most…
