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  • Design

    Planting Under Native Oak Trees in Northern California

    Loved for their beauty, longevity, and value to wildlife and the environment, oak trees have earned their place as a symbol of California’s natural landscape. Of the many species endemic…

  • How-To

    Northern California: April Garden To-Do List

    Get annuals outside. Direct sow or transplant starts of summer annuals such as sunflowers (Helianthus annuus), zinnias (Zinnia elegans), and cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) outside. Visit local nurseries. Choices are abundant in…

  • Design

    Rebuilding a Garden After a Fire

    Today’s photos come from Carol Cowee. Her images remind us to cherish the beauty of our gardens and inspire us to rebuild when disaster strikes. This was my garden of…

  • Article

    Trees Make the Garden

    Linda Micciche shared these images of a new public garden in Fremont, California, which is planned to officially open to the public in April 2019. The oldest residents of the…

  • 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…

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    How-To

    A Winter Vegetable Garden in Northern California

    If your climate is right, you can keep your garden going all winter with cool-weather crops that can't take the summer heat: peas, spinach, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, and other salad…