Barbara: The wonderful UCCE Master Gardeners of Orange County are at it again. They'll be presenting a series of five exciting gardening workshops March 13 — May 15 at the Farm and Food Lab in the Great Park in Irvine (details below and in the sidebar). If you live in Orange County and are a... Continue Reading →
A Morning Full of Surprises
Barbara: I was looking forward to this past Saturday morning ever since I read that the University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners would be presenting a fall vegetable workshop at the Farm and Food Lab in the Great Park. Irvine is something of a wasteland when it comes to these sorts of things, so... Continue Reading →
Ch-Ch-Changes
Mary Beth: I love this time of year. It's a time when I like to make a few changes in the garden beds. Some work, some don't and, while the main bones of the garden will always be the same, it's fun to have a few surprises to look forward to the next year. And... Continue Reading →
Garden Dreams: The Vegetable Garden
Barbara: A few days ago I shared the story of how my Dad started gardening on Block Island and how my sister helped him after he became ill. Until he passed in 2004, Dad and Mary Beth worked side-by-side and built on the bones of the garden he started back in the summer of 1968.... Continue Reading →