Unexpected Present
This stem cutting of Lepechinia calycina, also known as Pitcher Sage, is one of my first. Or I should say, one of my first...
Think Like a Native
It takes a certain amount of street smarts to think like a native. Confidence, adaptability and the right flavorful pizazz help too. But what...
Serendipitous Gardening
The oddest thing happened. I was on a perfectly lovely trail run near the headlands when bits of partially eaten plants and plant parts...
Fetid Surprise
The leaves of Fetid Adder's Tongue, Scoliopus bigelovii, pop out like a beacon below the shaded cover of redwood forest canopy. Just last week,...
Taking Notes in Wild Places
In a little traveled fringe of California, in the northern most corner where sitka spruce are nearly equal to redwoods, a tsunami warning sign...
The Reliably Unexpected Moments of Gardening
Gardening is part planning, part serendipitous and 100% rewarding - in a pick yourself up by your boot straps sort of way. I love...
Nature: Our First Language
I may have found a solution to happy parenting any maybe even some of the world's problems. Let kids climb trees and eat unwashed,...
