Sidewalk Irises

Two years ago we dug up the weeds in our parking strip and planted a stretch of herbs and irises. It’s always nice …

End of the Season

The season has come to a close and our new parking strip has held up well. Hopefully, once spring comes we’ll be …

A taste of California

An orange, an olive, and an avocado tree (which, by the way, we found growing in the compost bin.) And, of course, …

Planting the Parking Strip

The city is turning our street into a bike boulevard and one thing we’ve been thinking about is how we might improve …

Garden Tools

This past Christmas, Jonathan got me a replacement for my favorite Japanese digging knife. It’s called a hori-hori, meaning dig-dig. It’s the only …