
Touch-Up Pruning for Lemon Tree Health
Gardener's Notebook Many Bay Area property owners enjoy great yields from their citrus trees, but most are unclear about when ...

May in the Garden: The Three Sisters of Summer Adopt a Fourth
Gardener's Notebook By Joshua Burman Thayer One of the great delights of walking the hills above the bohemian enclave of ...

Growing Food Near Native Oaks
Growing Food Near Native Oaks Is it possible to grow perennial food plants near native oaks? Yes, with the right ...

Home Harvest
Wishing you had more planting space in your yard? There may be an extra piece of gardening real estate ...

Move Over Spinach: Miner’s Lettuce is Here
Gardener's Notebook A recent rainy day off found me wandering the oak woodlands on the east side of Mount Diablo ...

In the Winter Garden
Right now, the Bay Area winter may be gently nudging or loudly banging on your door. If you’re a gardener, ...

Young Hands in the Dirt
sharing the garden’s pleasures with kids By Joshua Burman Thayer Illustrations by Cheryl Angelina Koehler As a wilderness camp counselor ...