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Pristine, serene woodlands border the Nevada City hillside home of Kevin and Dana McMurtry. The views from many of the windows frame the trees below in a way that is reminiscent of plein air paintings. more... |
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Pristine, serene woodlands border the Nevada City hillside home of Kevin and Dana McMurtry. The views from many of the windows frame the trees below in a way that is reminiscent of plein air paintings. more... |
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| 02/03/2012 2:53pm |
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As a garden writer, I am the recipient of every garden catalog imaginable from every corner of the United States.
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| 01/27/2012 5:11pm |
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This weekend experienced farmers, backyard gardeners and local food connoisseurs will gather for the second year in Grass Valley for a two-day conference that is drawing internationally recognized speakers and activists who are leading the way in a...
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| 01/17/2012 11:25pm |
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Last winter I worked in between storms on a small landscape project just outside the living room window seats.
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| 01/13/2012 8:33pm |
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Almost every home introduces problems areas that challenge the homeowner and the landscape designer. “Western Home Landscaping” by Creative Homeowner Press (2011) offers solutions with a portfolio of designs, and plant profiles (including...
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| 12/30/2011 4:09pm |
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Old gardens often need revitalizing. It may be as simple as adding drifts of bulbs for spring beauty, or a sitting place with a groundcover that pleases, rambling under the bench. Or the original definition of spaces may benefit from the thoughtful...
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| 12/16/2011 5:17pm |
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“Class, please come to order,” the teacher would have said back in 1895, tapping the blackboard with the pointer. Having walked up the hill and hung their coats on the cloakroom pegs, it's easy to imagine a room full of chatty children, as...
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| 12/12/2011 3:51pm |
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The dragon carving and topiary in the yard of Nevada County arborists Aero and Kara Acton will be featured on Good Day Sacramento at about 8:30 a.m. and again between 9 and 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9, on KMAX Channel 31.
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| 12/08/2011 8:57pm |
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After a couple of years worth of planning and renovation, the historic Powell House is available for renting.
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| 11/27/2011 4:00pm |
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Even when I was a little girl, I loved Thanksgiving. It was a fun-filled day with relatives capped off by a feast.
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| 11/19/2011 12:28am |
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Warmed by the afternoon sun, my gardening efforts are peaceful and almost dreamy as I clear a bed that for months has provided a harvest of peppers, eggplants, Nasturtiums and Cosmos. The scent of the soil, the fragrance of the nearby silverberry in full...
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| 11/19/2011 12:24am |
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When Johnny Mercer penned the haunting lyrics “Those autumn leaves drift by my window,” I've always wondered if he had been watching a lake in October. Once the summer fireworks, fishing and fun are over, lakeside views might make one feel...
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| 11/12/2011 4:17pm |
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Arborist Aero Acton sees dragons in his Banner Mountain front yard — two now.
The latest one emerged at the end of October from the stump left when a tree fell during a storm last winter. |
| 11/07/2011 5:51pm |
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While the silverberry (Elaeagnus pungens) in my garden is usually in full bloom in October, its heady fragrance attracting the honeybees and other garden visitors, this year is different. Maybe it needed the autumn chill, just as many deciduous trees and...
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| 11/04/2011 5:06pm |
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Garden spots in the shade still have appeal on these warm autumn days, a place out of the midday sun where I can enjoy the subtleties of a changing season. Even as shadows from nearby trees are lengthening, the sun at a lower angle brightens many of the...
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| 10/22/2011 11:43am |
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Walking into your garden and picking your daily meal is a treat — and rapidly becoming a necessity for many Nevada County residents.
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| 10/17/2011 12:01pm |
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