Earl Nickel,Curious Plantsman There is no sweeter satisfaction than harvesting vegetables you’ve grown in your own garden. Not only do they often taste better than store bought veggies but you…
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Best Plants for Cut Flowers
Earl Nickel,Curious Plantsman Although we love our flower gardens and take pride in their fullness and beauty, sometimes you want to ‘steal’ some of that splendor to bring indoors. Nearly…
Planting a Pollinators’ Garden
Earl Nickel,Curious Plantsman One of the joys of gardening is seeing the many types of bees, butterflies, and birds that come a-calling to our bit of paradise. Many of these…
Layered Planting
Earl Nickel,Curious Plantsman Many Bay Area gardeners are working with small spaces, where it can be a challenge to find room each season for all the new plant varieties we…
Tips for a Healthy Garden
Earl Nickel,Curious Plantsman Gardening in our mild Bay Area can be a year round endeavor and late winter/early spring offers the opportunity to ready your garden for spring. The experienced…
NATIVES FOR THE NEW YEAR!
Native Shrubs It is quite natural when thinking about California native plants to picture the great wealth of native annuals that populate garden center racks in spring. Blue flowering favorites…
We’re Crazy for Clematis
Earl NickelCurious Plantsman No shrinking violets, Clematis are some of the most beautiful, hardy and heart-stoppingly gorgeous perennial vines in the world. Boasting a wide range of flower colors and…
True Blue – The eternal search for our favorite color
By Earl NickelCurious Plantsman Why do we love the color blue? Certainly blue skies above mean sunshine and warming rays on our faces. Blue can also mean the ‘ocean blue’,…
Easy Pleasing Clarkias!
By Annie Hayes Gardener-in-Chief One Fall a large pine tree fell over into my backyard, discouraging me from going out to weed and turn over my soil as I usually…
Fire-Safe Landscaping with Kate Frey
By Kate Frey Special Contributor The recent fires in the Napa/Sonoma area have touched everyone in Northern California. The physical composition and appearance of our landscapes, and our relationship with…