The Coastal Gardener

GAIA'S GARDEN: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, Second Edition Toby Hemenway, Chelsea Green Publishing, White River Junction, Vermont, (2000 First Edition) 2009, 313 pages. Nature exists with or without us. We do not exist without the bounty that nature provides to sustain us.

Reflecting on the shelter-in-place restrictions of the past few months raises many mixed emotions. However, a place or time of personal isolation can often be a place of unexpected blessing.

1) Why are rhododendrons such a popular flower in Humboldt County? Rhododendrons and Azaleas grow really well in the coastal zones of Humboldt County. They grow in abundance and in pockets of the wild throughout Humboldt.

Also known as Handkerchief Tree or Dove Tree In the winter of 2008-2009 we planted 3 Davidia involucrata in the Moss Family Temperate Woodland Garden at Humboldt Botanical Garden. The trees were in 5 gallon pots so were quite small.

3 tablespoons pine nuts 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 cup onion, julienne 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 pounds Brussels sprouts, stems trimmed, and sliced in half lengthwise 2 tablespoons maple syrup Water, as needed for cooking 1.