by Jocelyn | Mar 31, 2023 | Garden
Oh how we love California and all its gorgeous drought tolerant plants, though to single out a group of native plants as drought tolerant is a bit of a misnomer since most of California, while not entirely a desert, is a dry, arid climate and the plants that thrive...
by Jocelyn | Mar 17, 2023 | Garden
Throughout this cold, wet winter, we’ve been dreaming of flowers, long swaying grasses and gorgeous sunny days. We’re all about this year’s garden design trends because they speak not only to our sense of design aesthetics, but also to a melding of...
by Jocelyn | Nov 18, 2022 | Garden, Holiday
7 Decorative Plants You Need for the Holidays That Aren’t Poinsettias We don’t have anything against poinsettias, in fact, they are one of our favorite plants. Side note: they grow into large bushes and trees in Mexico and Central America. They’ve...
by Jocelyn | Nov 18, 2022 | Cleaning, Garden, Hardware, Painting
When you take the time to prep your outdoor wood furniture for winter, it will live on and look beautiful, year after year. Wood furniture does great outside in the elements, especially here in the mild Bay Area winters, but we still need to protect it. The biggest...
by Jocelyn | Nov 18, 2022 | Garden
A garden is a never ending project with cycles of growth, die off and rebirth overlapping each season. We’re lucky in the Bay Area, with our mild winters that allow us to still plant and harvest year round, but things do slow down this time of year, the nights...
by Jocelyn | Nov 16, 2022 | Garden
Want a simple compost pile for your garden without much work or fuss? A leaf compost is just what you need. Easier to start and maintain than an all-encompassing kitchen and yard compost pile, leaf composts are a great solution. They need less attention, they...
