09 Monday Feb 2015
It is not uncommon to hear, especially from folks who have moved here from other parts of the country, that Southern California has no winter. People laugh at us when we pull out our knitted caps when the thermometer dips to 60 degrees. And we definitely don’t know how to drive in the rain (I will give them that). But, as someone who was born and raised in Southern California, and maybe more so as a gardener, I would say, “Yes, indeed, California has a winter!” It is subtle and beautiful.
24 Saturday May 2014
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garden, gardening, gardening with children, gardening with kids, school gardens, summer garden, sustainable food, sustainable living
It is amazing what can happen in the garden in just a few short weeks. There must be fairies visiting my beds every night sprinkling their magic dust over the plants. Continue reading
14 Wednesday May 2014
Posted in Altadena, Garden, Wordless Wednesday
05 Wednesday Feb 2014
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Altadena Community Garden, garden, gardening, gardening with children, gardening with kids, photography, Wordless Wednesday
Posted by Jessica Y | Filed under Garden, Why I Garden, Wordless Wednesday
18 Saturday Jan 2014
Posted in Altadena, Garden, Why I Garden
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Altadena Community Garden, garden, gardening, gardening with children, gardening with kids, sustainable food, sustainable living, winter garden
In my backyard garden I put up small fences around many of the garden boxes to keep out the feral cats and the raccoons. Inadvertently, they are now (more or less) keeping out a third destroyer of vegetable garden delights – my almost three-year-old. His motivations are heartwarming. He is not digging for grubs, tearing out anything in his way. He is not looking for a good bathroom. He is actually looking for a tasty snack.
08 Wednesday Jan 2014
Posted in Garden, Wordless Wednesday
Growing Up in the Garden 