This past week our we hosted our daughter's wedding rehearsal dinner. We, Dean and I, went with a sunflower themed party idea with bl...

We have had a beautiful spring but high heat and summer weather has arrived. Keeping the garden alive in hot temperatures is always a strug...

A little video tour of our front yard garden for June. See our Mini Fairy Garden, DIY Worm Composter, Small Front Yard Orchard and what is ...

Our garden, oh it is bringing us so much joy right now. A cool May has made the flowers really last.  Find this  Coo...

Awe, April in Southern California is such a pretty time. Not yet too hot and days are spent gardening and cooking up farm fresh goodies f...

We have been having some much needed heavy rains. According to my own rain gauges we have had almost three inches where I live in the last ...

Broccolini is a tender green that is great for growing in fall and spring and even through winter if you live in a warm winter area like u...

I posted a little video of what we have growing in the garden right now.  If I sound funny, I have had a little cold so I apologize. So com...

I am in the garden every day. Always in search of the best garden tools to have or at least inexpensive garden tools. Here are a few favor...

We have been working in the garden daily. Popping in to share a couple gardening tips on the blog and our Memorial day porch. I was go...

Every year I love to discover new flowers and tour the local nurseries. Here are my top four spring flowers blooming now in our garden. ...

My favorite type of flowering garden is the cottage garden. These cottage garden ideas will inspire you to add color and the fun more rela...

What vegetables can you plant in the fall garden? If you have mild winters like Southern California or a cold frame to grow winter vegeta...

Whether you use your green thumb to take care of a garden or you till the land professionally, using a smart phone makes horticulture and f...

I am going to show you how to make a super easy DIY inground composter and for free too! Not everyone has the space or desire to keep a...

If you have backyard chickens , then you need to provide them with shade. Here is a simple shade idea for the chicken coop . We use old pa...

Some say chickens and gardens cannot coexist but that isn't true. If you are smarter than the chickens, and take a few extra steps, yo...

The garden is a tumbly mess of plants right now. I love it though. June in Southern California is bountiful. We are picking vegetables dai...

I garden in our little garden in the big city because I love every aspect of it. The planning, the soil, the work. It is one of life's...