Monthly Archives: April 2013

Some rules we live by in the garden

Posted on Monday, April 29, 2013 by Heather Hacking

Most of us have adopted little rules for living: Don’t snack after midnight; don’t take candy from strangers; don’t date musicians; read the instruction manual. One of my rules is not to put vegetable plants in the ground until my … Continue reading →

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The yard is the largest extra room in a house

Posted on Friday, April 26, 2013 by Heather Hacking

I’ve been spending a lot of time looking over other people’s fences. Of course, this isn’t entirely new to me, but now I have a purpose. My search to buy a house has been going on for a while. But … Continue reading →

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Table Mountain wildflowers also love full sun

Posted on Friday, April 19, 2013 by Heather Hacking

After driving through the Mexican desert and back again on my recent vacation, I was eager to click my ruby slippers and chant “there’s no place like home.” The sands of the Sonora mountains and beyond are rich with “stark … Continue reading →

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From north to south, following the ways of water

Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by Heather Hacking

I was mesmerized by the power of water last week. Our family vacation began in water-rich Northern California, continued through the entire Central Valley, ending at the arid Sea of Cortez in Baja Mexico. (Of the 600 photographs taken, 22 … Continue reading →

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