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So Long, Suckers!

Posted on September 14, 2012

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A few years ago my friends started up a blog over at Far Out Flora, and asked me to write a guest post. I was totally honored, and for some reason totally scared to write for a blog. I put … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong with My Aeonium?

Posted on August 26, 2012

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This time of year I hear that question a lot, from garden clients and from customers at Flora Grubb Gardens. Aeoniums are these beautiful rosette-forming, succulent, small shrubs and perennials. Though often called “Hens and Chicks” like the other succulent … Continue reading →

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The Great Myth of Drainage Rocks

Posted on August 24, 2012

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Working in a nursery, I obviously encounter people needing guidance on how to pot a plant or plants into their lovely new containers. It’s a basic task to any of us who have done it, but I regularly run into … Continue reading →

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A Personalized Tour of Alcatraz

Posted on August 20, 2012

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Last week I had the great pleasure of meeting the new editor of Pacific Horticulture magazine, Lorene Edwards Forkner, here in San Francisco. She took the helm as editor of the quarterly magazine beginning with the most recent edition in … Continue reading →

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Fireworks on Alcatraz

Posted on August 12, 2012

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This week ahead I’ll be taking the editor of Pacific Horticulture magazine on a tour of the Gardens of Alcatraz as a follow-up to my soon-to-be-published essay, and realized I never posted from my last visit to The Rock. Don’t … Continue reading →

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We’re Being Invaded!

Posted on August 10, 2012

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Around these parts you hear a lot about invasive species and the “Nativism” movement (eradicating introduced species of plants and replacing them with California native species.) This sort of thing is currently being done around the region with Australian eucalyptus … Continue reading →

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Garden Event: Terrarium-Building Workshop at SCRAP!

Posted on July 22, 2012

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SCRAP is hosting a terrarium-building workshop next weekend! So, what’s this workshop? SCRAP hosts lots of workshops, all using salvaged and recycled materials. This particular one is being led by Elana and Annakai, a duo who call themselves the Succulent … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Barbra – A video interlude…

Posted on July 21, 2012

One of those moments from my past that seems relevant to my current life in gardening is that my favorite Barbra Streisand song is “Hurry It’s Lovely Up Here,” from the the movie On a Clear Day (You Can See … Continue reading →

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Finding Inspiration

Posted on July 19, 2012

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I’ve been looking back over the past few years, over where I’ve been, over where I wanted to be, over where I still want to be… I love gardening, plain and simple, but what is it about gardening that specifically … Continue reading →

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Clever Concept Shoutout

Posted on June 13, 2012

I’m sure this is more widely known than I was aware of, but it was a new concept to me. Seems worth sharing. Anyhoo, Genevieve up in Arcata has a great blog I follow called North Coast Gardening. In a … Continue reading →

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