I am a Californian, and feel fortunate to live in this amazing place.  I respect its bounty and its limitations. And as a gardener, though I...

Here in California and other arid states, we're really having to watch our water.  But that does not mean that we have to fore...

The bush tits in my lime tree reminded me why I don't spray poison in my garden. I've been battling scale on my baby citrus t...

Water conservation has become the hallmark of southern California gardening.  Hooray!  This approach can make a garden soooo much more inte...

Stones are the bones of a garden.  And, as the fashion magazines show us, good bone structure is everything. Dramatic, but natural, is the...

Specializing in drought tolerant and easy maintenance gardens.  You can have a lush garden while conserving water.    I design wi...

The warm nights of summer draw us into our gardens like the luna moths who share the darkness.  This is the time of white flowers, gl...