Stuff I Love!

The time of the year when gardens are showing off not their lovely blooms but their bones and the accessories that the garden fairies have chosen to nestle among those bones. Yes, our gardens may still be blooming here and there however there is a lot less to attract our attention color wise right now […]

What To Do In Your Southern California Garden in January

This year’s first week of January has been a far cry from our last year’s snow! We’ve had unseasonably warm weather over the past week, but that doesn’t mean that you should change your gardening game plan. Here is a list of items that you should take care of in your garden this month. photo […]

What’s Happening in Souther California – Garden Edition January 2012

As always, I want to remind you to shop local, and get the freshest produce around by heading out to the local Farmer’s Markets in Santa Clarita: Sundays 8:00am – noonCollege of The Canyons Parking LotDon’t forget to visit my friend Sarah from Worldwide Exotics Please don’t visit on January 1st (this Sunday) they won’t […]

My Favorite Christmas Song

Yes, I’m Jewish, and yes I know this has nothing to do with gardening, landscape or gardens but I wanted to share my favorite Christmas Song of all time. The Kinks – Father Christmas. Father Christmas Enjoy! If you want to know more about my designs, take a look at my website.

Keeping Your Pets Safe at the Holidays – Plants & more

Scarlett by Marlana Smith Recently we had a trauma in our household, our dogs ate chocolate. I had come home from a speaking event with four small brownies in one of the boxes of supplies I was carrying, as I arrived home I received one call after another, the first announcing the birth of my […]