Monthly Archives: June 2025

studying the June garden

Studying the back garden from under the overhang this morning (which has an electrical outlet, so typing as I study), I like the big blocks of growth I’m seeing, but it’s easy to predict more needed interventions ahead. The planted … Continue reading

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two gardens in late May/early June

I spent two days at the end of May in Long Beach (garden USDA zone 10), readying the house for some friends’ upcoming stay. (The second day, May 30, topped 95F — what a homecoming!) The profligate weediness in the … Continue reading

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