Mistakes
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Six on Saturday
Hello, friends! It’s a chilly morning here in Northern California. I’ve got a warm cat on my lap, another one curled up next to me, and hot coffee in my favorite mug. Time for a (mostly) native plant project update!… Continue reading
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Keeping it real
When I started this blog a few months ago, I wanted to share the good and the bad, the wins and the flops. Yes, it’s wonderful to see amazing photos of people’s beautiful, lush plants and gardens for inspiration. But… Continue reading
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Tiny victories and more questions
My California native plant conversion project and I are in a bit of a holding pattern. I’ve been trying not to spend money except on absolute necessities, so new plants aren’t in the budget for a little while. At the… Continue reading
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Welcome to Penstemon Alley!
That’s what I call the narrow garden bed that leads up to the front steps of the house. There are four different penstemons in that bed, although one is actually a Keckiella (Yellow Bush Penstemon, Keckiella antirrhinoides), and two are… Continue reading
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Parable of the sad sower
When I went outside to check on my trays of California Goldfields and California Goldenrod wildflower seedlings this morning, one of them was overturned, and most of the soil and seedlings were dumped out. Noooooo! It was likely the family… Continue reading
Putting Down Roots 