A blank slate presents exciting possibilities, particularly in a garden.  Yet in August of 2006 as I walked up the staircase to our terraced yard and surveyed land with little in the way of landscaping, overwhelm was the more familiar emotion.  The air was dry and there was no … [Read more...]

San Diego has had more than its share of rain this year and today only adds to the fact.  It is Sunday morning and where normally Jim would be off to the Santee and Kobey swap meets to find his next treasure and I to the nursery for another plant fix, we are sequestered in our … [Read more...]