Monthly Archives: November 2024

fence project status

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Denise

(A quick recap. Creeping fig, Ficus pumila, covered the south CMU wall of the back garden since we bought in ’89. Clinging tightly, it grew tall and thick and provided excellent evergreen privacy. A couple years ago, the neighbor on … Continue reading →

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infrastructure week in the SoCal zone 10 garden

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Denise

Now that the back garden has been (mostly) cleared and sorted, it’s a little weird to find that some of the remaining plants have now turned into nameless strangers. Especially the aloes. The one pictured, with the elegant scroll-worked leaves, … Continue reading →

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