If you’re new to sustainable gardening, you probably have only a vague idea of how to design, install and maintain a new garden.   Tha...

California wood mint ( Stachys bullata) in foreground (pink flowers) Mother Nature's Backyard garden. The area around the rain...

  Yarn-covered bottle using hand-dyed yarn (natural dye: Rabbitbush flowers) Non-knitters often ask what they can make with the yarn...

Torrey's rush - Juncus torreyi October is the heart of the dormant season in Mother Nature’s Backyard.   This is a pleasant time ...