Get Outdoors
Early Spring Garden Crops For Mild Climates
Hello! This week’s post is going to be a little shorter and more picture heavy than last week’s post on Growing Chamomile in the Garden. Essentially, I’d like to discuss the early spring garden here in my part of Southern California, and some of the fun things that...
Growing Chamomile in the Garden
What are your favorite teas to drink? Growing up I loved chamomile and mint tea. Nowadays I've added earl grey, masala chai, and green teas to my repertoire. In fact, there seems to be a tea for every mood and every time of day. In our own gardens, it's possible to...
Tips to Grow Better Cilantro
After several years, I'm finally growing the cilantro of my dreams! This delicious herb is often elusive, especially in warmer climates like Southern California. While I can’t claim to have figured out the perfect solution, today I’m sharing tips for how I learned to...
A David Austin Rose Garden
This is the first year for this David Austin rose garden here in zone 10. Back in Spring 2022, I planted this rose garden from scratch and filled it with seven, carefully selected, David Austin English roses. I’ve always been mesmerized by more cupped, heavily...
Self Sowing Volunteer Flowers
Some days you might find me prancing about the garden, waving what looks like a dried up stick enthusiastically through the air. What am I doing? I’m helping mother nature out a little bit and trying to make the most of my self-sowing flowers in the garden. Sometimes...
Planting Daffodils in Containers & Other Fall Tasks
This year, my garden space is maxed out (sound familiar?) so I'll be planting daffodils in containers for the first time. While it's probably easier to forego planting any daffodils this year, I'll miss their cheery faces too much come Spring if I don't plant any....
Favorite Lettuce Varieties & Tips
Mmmm fresh garden lettuce! The mild winters we have here in Orange County are the perfect time to grow some of my favorite lettuce varieties. Honestly, homegrown lettuce is one of those crops I think everyone should try growing. It tends to be quick-growing,...
Winter Vegetable Planting in Southern California
If the chill in the morning air is any clue, it's time for winter vegetable planting here in Southern California. Today I'd like to share how I set up the garden this year. 2022 will mark my seventh year planting a winter garden, and the tools and tips I've picked up...
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