The Gardener’s Shed
A Feast for the Pollinators
Let native plants nourish your garden’s ecosystem By Claire Elizabeth Bradley | Illustrations by Charmaine Koehler-Lodge In the East Bay’s mild climate, a kitchen garden can provide year-round delight, but as gardeners, we can also pay it forward by incorporating native plants that nourish the ecosystem we depend on. It’s common knowledge that adding…
Read MoreTake Down the Fire Ladder While You Upgrade Your Garden
Take Down the Fire Ladder While You Upgrade Your Garden By Claire Elizabeth Bradley | Illustration by Charmaine Koehler-Lodge 2024’s wet winter turned the East Bay Hills into a garden of wildflowers, but it didn’t take long for the lush growth to turn to brittle gold. And now, memories of 1991’s deadly firestorm…
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