By Jennifer E. Beaver
Though it’s only February and technically more than a month till spring, fresh garden ideas are singing their siren songs. They trill from seed catalogs, beckoning you to grow some oddball lettuce. They waft hypnotically from nurseries and big-box stores and you suddenly find yourself contemplating some frilly six-pack or a five-gallon [...]
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Garden Variety: Chemical Dependency
February 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Garden Variety
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Garden Variety: I’m dreaming of a potted Christmas
December 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Garden Variety
By Jennifer E. Beaver
If ever there was a year for homemade presents from the garden, kitchen or craft table, this is it. My giftable plants go in pots this week, and the baking is underway. With peppermint chocolate bars and oatmeal scotchies lining the pantry and dozens of snickerdoodles, peanut blossoms and almond bars to [...]
Garden Variety: A Book List for Gardeners
December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Garden Variety
By Jennifer E. Beaver
With Christmas right around the corner, you may be wondering what to give the gardener in your life. Choose the right book, and the lucky recipient will thank you all year long. Or grab one for yourself.
The following reflect my personal preference for gardening books that have practical value. Many are specific [...]
Making peace with fall in Southern California
October 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Garden Variety
By Jennifer E. Beaver
Fall is planting season in southern California. Since I grew up on the opposite side of the country, I find this unsettling. Oh, sure, I understand that everything from sweet peas to broccoli flourishes in the still-warm California soil and thrives with winter rain. I appreciate the Mediterranean climate of my adopted [...]