One traditionally greets springtime with great joy as the season of renewal and a time to look forward to planting a summer garden. But, as we sadly pick our last succulent tomatoes, let's remember that fall can be just as promising a time to plant and enjoy a very different vegetable garden.
It's one thing to want a water-wise lawn and another thing entirely to commit to one. Most of my backyard has been under woodchips for two years now and I have become restless for grass. The space is set aside. The question is what kind of grass to put there. I don't want a sod lawn.
I have a bird and bee-friendly yardnative and nonnative annuals, perennials, birdbath, and both birdseed and Nyjer feeders, hummingbird feeders also. There are lots of bees, hummers, scrub jays, wrens, and occasional black phoebe.
I've never grown heirloom tomatoes before but have always been fascinated by the different varieties, colors and sizes of these beauties. I see them at our local Farmers Market during the summer season but never buy any because they're expensive. I always get the regular cherry or Roma variety.
