This is a great time of year to cook up a big pot of whatever greens are at hand – including some delicious ones that are often overlooked.
Glennda Chui
Sunny little pests
These cheery yellow flowers are actually invasive weeds, and they're darned hard to eradicate.
Fremont Beeks prepare for The Dearth
It may look like summer to us -- warm and dry, days still longish and the hills a sunny gold -- but from the honeybee point of view we’re well into fall. And that can only mean one thing: The…
Gardening for the birds
With the devastating news last week that North America has lost about 3 billion birds since 1970, many of us are wondering what we can do about it. It turns out at least part of the answer can be found…
A bumper crop of cat flags at Stone Garden
Strolling around the garden a few days ago I saw a strange sight: Planters full of fluttering plastic flags. What the heck? Turns out they’re the latest strategy for keeping the resident cat, Sawyer, from pooping in the raised beds.…