by Amanda Parker | Aug 23, 2012 | Home Gardening
The triple-digit scorching heat that has plagued much of the U.S. this summer finally hit California. The recent wave of high temperatures now has Californians thinking twice about the relatively mild temperatures that started the summer. Will they become just a cool...
by Amanda Parker | Jun 23, 2012 | Home Gardening
Summer is here! Give yourself, your landscape, and your community a boost by installing raised beds and containers that are filled with delectable edibles that will have you eating healthfully right into the fall. This year I installed 4 raised beds in my front yard...
by Amanda Parker | May 16, 2012 | Home Gardening
Though worldwide bee health has been on the decline since the 1990s, it wasn’t until the fall of 2006 that beekeepers nationwide began noticing millions of bees vanishing from their hives. This syndrome, named Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD, is characterized...
by Amanda Parker | May 16, 2012 | Home Gardening, Professional Landscaping
If you’ve participated in a Bay Friendly Landscape Certification program in recent years, you’ve undoubtedly heard my mantra: Mulch! Mulch! Mulch! And, you’ve heard it for good reasons. Numerous scientific studies have reported on the benefits of using mulch in the...
by Amanda Parker | Apr 12, 2012 | Events, Home Gardening, Professional Landscaping
Celebrate Earth Day on Saturday April 28 at Davis Street Material Resource Recovery Complex. Discover how we recover feedstock for our compost and mulch. Take home a bag of CDFA-labeled, OMRI-listed & USCC-STA Homegrown Compost.
