13Mar
April Is the Coolest Month
Every spring, as April saunters in, I remember the line, “April is the cruelest month,”
19Feb
2022: Top Lessons Learned
Like every year, I learned a lot about gardening in 2022. Here are a few
22Jan
My Top Picks for Our 2023 Garden
And the winner is… Here are my top picks from 2022, plus a promising few
15Jan
2023 Garden: How I Plan
Recently I received a curious email from Johnny’s Selected Seeds, one of my favorite seed
28Sep
The Tomato Tasting Party
It’s a thing. At least at our house. For two summers in a row, we’ve
05May
Benton Reports Garden Looks “Awesome”
Have you ever been so excited by your garden—or even the first bloom of a
02May
Container Gardening 101
Last month I did a couple of talks on gardening, including a presentation on container
08Feb
What I Learned at the Farm
I spent about an hour at San Diego Seed Company‘s Ramona farm on Monday and
06Feb
February Garden Tour
This time last year my sweet peas were two feet tall and getting ready to
25Dec
The Starter Garden
We spent Christmas Eve with extended family and I discovered that my brother-in-law is a
