This weekend, after feeling under the weather for a few days, I decided to start my fall planting.  I had been thinking about it for a while, and then I decided to just get off the sofa and do it.  It was sad in a way–I yanked out a bunch of tomato plants . . [...]

My elementary school in Cupertino was a great place to spend the K-6 years, come to think of it.  It was walking distance (unless you’re an Angelino), and it was small enough to know everyone.  Best of all, there was a huge playground and field, big enough to serve as a city park.  Many school [...]

Whether you live south of Sunset in Silver Lake, or north of Sunset, in a nearby neighborhood, or the West Side, or outside of LA, please join the Parkman Triangle Gardeners Group to exchange seeds, tools, ideas, and photos!  The group has been around since July, but GreenGoPost and the group’s founder, Ara Babaian, are working to get [...]

I have written a lot this year about the rewards I’ve found in gardening–with much help, of course.  Luckily there are great magazines out there, such as Sunset, to which I can refer for advice.  Nearby is also a fantastic nursery, also named Sunset, where I can ask my questions and treat myself to another [...]

Invasive species are difficult to eliminate once you plant them.  I admit I was eco-punked once:  I went to a trusted nursery and asked for good ground cover, and after I planted these shrubs where I was living at the time.  Later, I found out that I planted . . . an invasive species from New Zealand. [...]

I’m already starting to think about fall planting.  This year was our first vegetable gardening, and I have got to say that we exceeded our expectations.  The winners:  tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, salad greens.  We still haven’t purchased salad greens since April!  Fresh tomatoes are a no-brainer.  And home grown eggplant lacks the tough rind that [...]

Last Saturday morning, I was walking Cosmo before it got too hot for him . . . forgetting that the problem with walking him in the morning is like playing dodge ball—we are always avoiding the neighborhood nemesis, the leaf blower.  Discussions on pollution often focus on cars, factories, and LA, the ports:  but these [...]

Three months ago I planted a garden and the results have been impressive. We’re inundated by tomatoes, which is hardly a bad thing. The yellow boys have been awesome, and of course the cherry and yellow pear tomatoes just explode in your mouth. I was worried about my eggplant, but they are so succulent that [...]