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Holy Fisheries, Batman!

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This is something kinda cool. A friend of mine, Liam (formerly from the nursery), has gone off on his own endeavors, and is starting a sustainable fishery in Santa Cruz County. It’s pretty nifty! His company, CSA Aquaponics, has combined … Continue reading

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Fibonacci Fascination

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Have y’all heard of Fibonacci’s Ratio? I first heard the term in a plant ID course a couple of years ago, and it keeps coming up since then. It’s this totally fascinating mathematical sequence, and I just can’t help but … Continue reading

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September Bloom Day

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Happy Bloom Day, everyone! I’m catching up to this whole blogging thing, and evidently each month garden bloggers use the 15th to post sumpin’ bloomerific! From our own garden… And from this morning’s trek to the park….

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Into the Breech

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Ahh, Alcatraz! Last week I had time to get out to Alcatraz for some volunteer gardening work. Alcatraz is the first place I did gardening outside of my own home and classes at school, and it has always been a … Continue reading

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Garden Event: PARK(ing) Day 2011

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San Francisco residents are becoming increasingly familiar with the concept of PARK(ing) days. This is a quirky international phenomenon where a metered parking space is converted to a mini park! It’s been popular ’round these parts for a couple of … Continue reading

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Garden Event: Succulent Gardens Extravaganza

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Succulent Gardens, down in Castroville, California, is a succulent grower that has one of the region’s best offerings, in my humble opinion. Most of the small-container succulents at Flora Grubb come from there, and the variety is definitely top notch! … Continue reading

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Installation: Fabulous Fairfax Deck

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As with a previous installation I did, this is following another plan by Patrick on the design team at Flora Grubb Gardens. Nestled in a valley a few miles west of 101 in Marin County is the town of Fairfax. … Continue reading

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boZannical Design + Installation: Eureka Valley Shady Vacation Retreat

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This garden has been an ongoing project of mine for the past several weeks. A friend came to me for design help several months ago to revitalize the container garden on the deck of the upper-level flat in Eureka Valley … Continue reading

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Installation: Cow Hollow Containers

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A couple of weeks ago I had the fantastic job of installing a colorful container garden, with the help of my partner Tony. “Container Garden” is the term generally used (at least, within the gardening industry) to denote, well, a … Continue reading

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Urban Hike: Duboce Triangle

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To call this an urban hike makes it sound more strenuous than it is, really. It’s still a fantastic walk, though, especially from the perspective of the plantings! Duboce Triangle is a remarkable little slice of San Francisco that’s a … Continue reading

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