A u t u m n is so SPECIAL.
The light changes drastically from summer, the waning daylight hours, leaves changing color, flowers peaking and fading. The leaves under feet. Preparation in nature for winter months all around us.
California’s Best Fall Color? Go Nevada City!
This past weekend, Oct. 26 – 27th, we spent the night in Nevada City (an historic quaint, Gold Rush town nestled in the foothills of the Sierras.) We had no idea that this was THE PLACE TO BE for fall color in Northern California. We had had an overnight in Tahoe the night before to […]
Heat Up your Garden Design with Red Garden Accents
When done right Red heats up like no other color in the garden. This fiery color, has the ability to move your eye towards it, and in a small garden setting this is especially powerful. HOW DOES THE COLOR RED AFFECTS YOU PHYSICALLY?
1. Increases enthusiasm. 2. Stimulates energy and can increase blood pressure, respiration, heartbeat, and pulse rate. 3.Encourages action and confidence.
Spotlight: Flowering Cherry Trees and Why they Made our Tree List!
SPRING is showtime for the blooming flowering cherries. These trees have a powerful impact on people when they’re in bloom, more so than I’ve seen with any other flowering tree! Last week I had to wait my turn to get some “one on one time” (and photos) with the cherries, swarms of people were doing the same!
A Few Reasons Why Autumn is One of My Favorite Seasons
Fall is in the air? What does that mean? Every year I seem to notice it right around Labor Day weekend. Something’s changed.
Barberry and Smokebush may Set your Garden on Fire!
Two plants that are deer resistant and so hot that they may set your garden on fire this autumn are a golden leafed Barberry (Berberis) and a reddish-purple leafed Smokebush (Cotinus). Both compact shrubs are excellent for a small garden; plus, they deliver interest through their colorful foliage…