. This year I’ve written a few things about how to engage your older kids in the garden. Definitely not as easy as when they were young! It takes a little more craftiness than having their own ‘big kid shovel’ to lure some of these kids (my daughter being a perfect example) back into the [...]
. I walked into Peets Coffee the other day (sounds like the beginning of a joke, doesn’t it?) . Seriously! I walked in and saw these cool mushroom ‘kits’ for sale. Being an avid gardener, I was immediately intrigued so I snatched one up for $15.00. Having a teenager, I find it’s more and more [...]
. By now, most of you know what an amazing place Annie’s Annuals is. The sheer amount of plants for sale is mind-staggering…and the full, lush planting beds provide enough eye-candy to let you feast there for hours, completely losing track of time… . I was fortunate enough to attend a little soiree there last [...]
. When I was a small child, my grandfather used to say “Easter time is the time for eggs…and the time for eggs is Easter time!” That was one of my favorite of his funny little sayings…. . While hiding Easter Eggs for her younger cousins, my daughter (who’s really taken an interest in photography [...]
. Eureka lemon trees are notorious for producing freakishly shaped lemons – especially along the cooler coastal climate (like ours in the Bay Area). Personally, I like the occasional odd-ball that my tree kicks out – and so do kids. But if more and more of your lemons are turning out like this you may [...]
