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Pruner Care

Pruner Care

by Allison Starcher A good pair of pruners is beloved by gardeners, treasured like a chef’s favorite knife. Sharp enough to do harm but in skilled hands, a precise tool. Sometimes referred to by their French name, secateurs, pruners have a spring that holds the...
Raised Vegetable Bed 101

Raised Vegetable Bed 101

Grow Your Own Food How to build and fill a raised garden bed   Riding out the pandemic, safe at home, has changed my relationship with my environment and with food. I’m cooking more and spending lots of time in my yard! Having a continuously productive fruit and...

It Starts With a Seed

Gardening, even in temperate Southern California is guided by the calendar. Each seasonal phase brings the promise of new beginnings and the letting go of past glories. The transition from 2020 to 2021 feels like a jail sentence drawing to an end, a culmination, a new...
RSVP For The Smart Pot Virtual Gardening Class

RSVP For The Smart Pot Virtual Gardening Class

Thank you for taking interest in our first ever virtual gardening class! We are very excited to have Eric Olsen from Smart Pot joining us to teach this class on raised bed and container gardening. Regardless of the kind of space you have — home or apartment — you can...