Dry Reservoirs
It has been in the news for months even years, the reservoirs in the west are at historic lows due to drought. I wanted to [...]
Bioswales and Green Infrastructure
A recent report from the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) indicates 7 trillion particles of microplastic are entering the San Francisco Bay per year through [...]
Ranching and Healthy Grassland Ecosystems
There is much positive news these days about regenerative agriculture. Ranchers and farmers are finding new ways to restore carbon to the earth and work [...]
A Green New Deal
Finally. An actual plan to do something about climate change. No, not the frightening, just released National Climate Assessment report. A Green New Deal is not [...]
Beyond Drought Tolerance
Do we really want drought tolerant plants for our gardens ? Let’s look for climate tolerant plants. Yucca rostrata between Arbutus and palm tree [...]
A Real Desert Garden
The 2017 superbloom in the California deserts was a sensation. Wildflowers on desert floor of Sonoran Desert at Anza Borrego California State Park with [...]
Soils Will Save Us
There is increasing scientific evidence that healthy soils could sequester all the airborne carbon in the Earth’s atmosphere which is the major cause of global [...]
Tallgrass Prairie Rhizosphere
I do not know the origin, nor can explain my fascination with grasslands. Asclepias sullivantii, smooth milkweed, Sullivant’s milkweed or prairie milkweed flowering in [...]
Changing Times, Changing Climate
The description of the upcoming garden symposium in Santa Rosa, California, Changing Times, Changing Climate: Summit 2016 begins with this introduction: “As our climate changes, so must [...]
Plants Are Not Art
Plants are not art. So began a provocative Facebook post by Benjamin Vogt this past June 17. I did not have time to jump into [...]