Spring Garden Workshops

It’s not too late to plant that spring garden! Are you new to gardening or just have unanswered questions? I have the answers! Spring Raised Bed Gardens I’ll give you…

Fall/Winter Vegetable Gardening

Vegetables to plant in our So. California gardens now   Beets Be sure to thin plants to about 3″ apart and harvest when they are small for a sweet flavor.…

Hands On Fun at Rancho los Alamitos

Food Crafting with Chef Debbi & Debs Kitchen   Saturday, Oct 12th 10:00 am– 12:30 Adults $75.00 Children* ages 10-14 $35.00 *Children must be accompanied by an adult.   By…

Artichokes!

Spring is nearly here and with it comes lovely artichokes. Artichokes are perennial plants in the same family as dandelions and sunflowers, they are a thistle plant and, in most…

How To Grow Amaryllis & Paperwhite Bulbs

I love growing Narcissus (Paperwhites) in the spring and in the fall/early winter. If you stagger planting these bulbs you can have continuous blooms from now all through the holidays.…

Tomato Confit

Is your garden overflowing with tomatoes? I always grow too many and one of my favorite ways to make them go a little farther is to oven dry them. Much…

Making an Herbal Wreath

Growing An Herb Garden

An herb garden doesn’t have to be big so you don’t need much space to grow one. You can even start a potted herb garden on your windowsill! This way…

7 Crops to Kick Off Your Spring Garden

Is your green thumb itching to get gardening again? These cold-loving crops will help you get the growing season started. Most of us gardeners eagerly anticipate getting our hands in…

Peaches

Oh all those beautiful rosy peaches from the farmers market! They smell like summer and I don’t know about you but I wait all year for them to show up! I…