Halloween is hands down my favorite holiday. So it makes perfect sense as a gardener to grow a few of my own decorations for the season. I love pumpkins of all shapes, sizes and colors. The more variety I can have, the better. The drawback, however, is that the vines can be huge. The Jarrahdale [...]

It’s easy to miss the changing of the seasons this time of year in California. The hills have been brown for a while so there really isn’t much chance of a seasonal display. The geese aren’t migrating anywhere, but rather take a morning flight around the neighborhood only to settle down at the lake they [...]