Designing Your New California Garden: 9. Managing Water – Part 2. Irrigation Systems

Last month (February 2014) we considered severaltopics critical to managing your garden water: setting water goals, Water Zonegardening and capturing/using rainwater. If you didn’t catch the February post, we suggest that you read itbefore you continue: http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2014/02/designing-your-new-california-garden-9.html.  If you’re new...

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Our New Garden: Mother Nature’s Garden of Health

 Thepast few months have been busy.  Inaddition to the usual winter tasks, we’ve been installing a new garden.  Mother Nature’s Garden of Health is located tothe east of the main garden, just off our outdoor classroom, in an area previouslyunplanted.  The photo below shows the Gardenof Health prior to installation.   Future site of Mother Nature's...

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Plant of the Month (March) : Hummingbird sage - Salvia spathacea

 Hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea), foreground, in Mother Nature's BackyardBothAllen’s and Anna’s Hummingbirds visit Mother Nature’s Backyard regularly, so wetry to have something blooming all year long. Last month (Feb 2014) we featuredanother great hummingbird plant – Golden currant.   Right now the favored plant is theHummingbird sage that’s blooming...

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