The Green Acre household is quite the menagerie these days.
September 4, 2024
Buy next spring’s bulbs now. Plus: Kami the parakeet continues to grow!
August 29, 2024
She (or he) was born in a coconut shell, so of course we named her Kamala!
August 21, 2024
. . . meets bare but overgrown reality.
August 14, 2024
Think of this as a very cold version of landscaping.
August 7, 2024
Pity the contractor’s wife who wants things fixed.
July 31, 2024
. . . there was dirt and concrete. But that was 30-odd years ago.
July 24, 2024
San Francisco is having a heat wave too: It’s 60 degrees out!
July 17, 2024
A Capitol Hill garden designed to beat the heat.
July 10, 2024
Spring has sprung, but there are a few ways to get some summertime color in your plot.
June 26, 2024
Growing those showy Hawaiian flowers has always eluded me. Till now?
June 19, 2024
Waiting for bulbs to appear? Fill in with colorful annuals.
June 12, 2024
Is the time right to invite exotic burl woods into our homes? Some of our favorite retailers are betting on it.
June 5, 2024
Sometimes death is a necessary part of a happy garden life.
Will the common russet perform decoratively in the garden? We’ll see.
May 29, 2024
I tell him where to plant things. He does all the work.
May 22, 2024
Fantasy for us, perhaps, but not for artist TJ Maher.
May 15, 2024
Mom left me a glorious landscape. I’m learning to summon her spirit.
May 9, 2024
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