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Good wishes for you and the earth in 2020
Here are some resolutions for you to consider for the New Year: Help cool the pla... — Updated 1/2/2020
She lived in a tree for two years to save her Luna
Her name is Julia Butterfly Hill, and she was born in 1974 in Mount Vernon, Missouri. Her father was a traveling minister, and... — Updated 12/28/2019 Full story
The white paintbrush bulb is easy to grow
Special to Village News If you are interested in growing a really easy bulb from... — Updated 12/12/2019 Full story
The Moreton Bay fig tree thrives in California
While attending California State Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo many... — Updated 11/15/2019
Let's re-oak California
Special to Village News What's more iconic than California's golden hills and... — Updated 10/11/2019
Staghorn ferns that hang around
Staghorn ferns have been hanging around our gardens for years and have become a n... — Updated 8/30/2019
When dinosaurs roamed, cycads grew
During the Mesozoic age, and before the extinction of flowering plants, ferns,... — Updated 8/27/2019
Arborglyphs on trees document the west
The carvings on aspen trees and other soft woods was a way that Basque... — Updated 8/20/2019 Full story
My reverence for trees
My entire life has been surrounded by nature and the wonderful world of trees... — Updated 7/19/2019 Full story
Our Garden Gate:
Do you like trees? Do trees mean something to you? Are you a collector of different, unique and flowering trees? Well, this week,... — Updated 7/8/2019
Our Garden Gate
Welcome again to my world of trees, plants, environment and stewardship for the... — Updated 6/6/2019 Full story
Our Garden Gate
The Crown of Thorns, euphorbia milii, is a unique and ever-blooming plant that can brighten any garden setting throughout the year... — Updated 5/29/2019 Full story
Our Garden Gate: Decorating with houseplants
Do you enjoy nature and working outdoors in the garden, taking a hike in forests or maybe tending to your summer vegetable plot?... — Updated 5/17/2019
Our Garden Gate Wrongs are done to trees when topped
My life has been dedicated to the natural world and the caring of flora and fauna... — Updated 5/7/2019
Santa Rosa Plateau is a local jewel to behold
Spring is the season to be out and about and enjoy nature and all the spring... — Updated 4/4/2019
The California poppy is blooming
What is more glorious and brings the warm feeling that spring is around the... — Updated 4/1/2019 Full story
Living amongst the oaks
What is more characteristic of the California landscape than the majestic oaks... — Updated 3/4/2019
Planning your backyard orchard
It's the season for putting your thinking caps on and growing your own wholesome and healthy fruits and veggies for the coming seas... — Updated 2/8/2019 Full story
Erosion control for home-garden-ranch
The recent much needed rains came to a parched earth. I haven’t seen such an early rainy season for many a year, and it is... — Updated 1/23/2019
A gardener's resolutions for 2019
“There is one blue planet floating in space, let’s take care of her.” Here are my 2019 gardener’s resolutions: * First,... — Updated 1/19/2019 Full story
Lilac fire revisited a year later
It was last December that the raging Lilac Fire blew across the hills of the comm... — Updated 12/31/2018 Full story
Roger's Gardens, a magical Christmas to behold
If you are into plants and beauty and would enjoy a wonderful holiday botanical... — Updated 12/18/2018 Full story
Poinsettia the flower of the season
With the holiday seasons beginning, what flowering plant is more traditional... — Updated 12/6/2018
Silk floss trees provide fall color, California style
Many people ask me about fall-colored foliage trees like back east. They usually... — Updated 11/26/2018 Full story
Tools for Paradise needed
With the horrific fires that have burned up and down the state of California, I... — Updated 11/22/2018
