June in the Natural Garden 2021
June 15, 2021
Hello summer. Well, it looks like 5.67” will be our total at TOLN for the rain-year 2020-2021, which officially ends at the end of this
Tag: Seasonal Gardening
May in the Natural Garden 2021
May 3, 2021
May is the Pre-summer month when we kiss spring goodbye and open the door for the warm season to come in. The garden is abuzz.
April in the Natural Garden 2021
April 23, 2021
The swallows, normally a few days early, but never this late (Swallows Day in San Juan Capistrano is March 19), have not arrived. They pretty
March in the Natural Garden 2021
March 8, 2021
You can’t discover unless you explore. On a recent trip to the desert I snapped a picture of Charlotte, my two
February in the Natural Garden 2021
February 9, 2021
Jepson, said something to this effect almost 100 years ago: “The natural surroundings of Californians are singularly rich and varied. A scientific interest in at
Winter Blooming Plants & Care
January 30, 2021
Top winter blooming and seasonal interest California native plants for the garden. Colin walks you through the care and maintenance of each plant described.
January in the Natural Garden
January 7, 2021
Happy New Year! That’s the word looking at the calendar anyway. In the natural garden we celebrate New Year’s on September 1 as the start
December in the Natural Garden 2020
December 9, 2020
DECEMBER Winter, you might say, though at this writing I’m outdoors in shorts and a tee shirt. Crisp you might say, because the nights are
How To Make a Native Holiday Wreath
December 4, 2020
Follow along with Hilda Evans and Debbie Cressey as they make a famed “Hilda style” holiday wreath from the comfort of your home.
Fall Blooming Native Plants & Maintenance
November 4, 2020
Top fall blooming and seasonal interest California native plants for the garden.