Fall Equinox
What Fall Equinox Means for your Garden by Sandy Swegel Fall Equinox is upon us which suddenly spurs me to lament all the gardening I didn’t get done this year. In particular, I don’t have much of a winter garden growing. Am I going to have to start buying store-bought greens? I thought maybe I […]
Windowsill Basil
How to Have Basil in the Winter by Sandy Swegel Two Ways to Have Basil all Winter. August heat is hard on basil. The plants keep producing seed heads and as fast as you try to cut them back, new flowers start with the warm weather. Once the basil goes to seed you can still […]
Leafcutter Bees
Excellent Pollinators by Sandy Swegel There’s a native bee (especially in the Western US) that you’ll rarely recognize flying around, but almost everyone can tell when the bee has been in their garden. Leaves, especially of roses, have perfect little half-moons cut on the edges. The cuts are better circles than most of us can […]