Northern California - Page 16 of 28 - Fine Gardening

  • Design

    Change Up Your Garden!

    Today's photos come from John Erskine of San Carlos, CA. I've been gardening on this property in San Carlos, California, for 18 years. Originally the backyard had nothing in it; I've…

  • Article

    Celebrate Summer with Sunflowers

    Stuart Boone from Red Bluff, California, sent in these pictures of an assortment of sunflowers he grew in his garden this year. Sunflowers are terrific plants, native to the United…

  • Design

    Japanese Style in California

    Today’s photos come from Geni Hiestand. I live in the Sierra foothills in Grass Valley, California. Our front yard was a patch of weeds and clay soil when my husband…

  • Design

    Goodbye to Pauline’s Garden

    Today’s photos come from Irvin and Pauline Faria of Carmichael, Calif. They are moving to a new state and are hoping that the new owners of their home will continue…

  • Article

    A Designer’s Garden

    Today’s photos come from Deb Evans: I live in the Sacramento foothills of Shingle Springs (elevation 1600). I am in Zone 8/9 with heavy clay soil, many native stones, and…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Best Vegetables to Grow in California

    California Vegetable Picks Top Pick   ‘Goldmine’ zucchini has a distinctive, nutty flavor Days to maturity: 50 More unique than a green zucchini and more refined than a yellow crookneck,…

  • Design

    San Diego Succulents

    Jeff Carlton has shared gardens with us before from his usual home base in Tennessee. But today, he’s got a different point of view. He writes: Just returned from a…

  • Article

    Cold Hardy Cactus

    I’ve had a thing for cactus for a while… they’re so unlike any other plant you can grow in the garden. But since I didn’t live in Arizona, I was…

  • Article

    Best Fragrant Perennials – Central California

     Best Fragrant Perennials - Central California   Yerba buena Name: Clinopodium douglasii (syn. Satureja douglasii) USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10 Size: Up to 6 inches tall and spreading to…

  • Article

    Bearded Iris, Part 2

    Stuart Boone recently sent in some photos of the many incredible bearded irises in his friend, Mary's, garden in Red Bluff, California. If you missed the first post, it is…