ASID interior designers offer lower cost, in-home design consultations during ‘Spring Spruce Up’ – San Diego Union-Tribune
A fresh set of eyes can be just the thing to inject new life into your surroundings. But…
SF mega-mansion with full-size basketball court listed for $32 million – The Mercury News
A Pacific Heights compound has been listed for $32 million (Brian Kitts). A 1905 Pacific Heights compound complete…
How do animals know it’s safe to eat mushrooms in Sunnyvale yard?
DEAR JOAN: Recently I noticed mushrooms growing at the base of one of the juniper trees in the…
Love the mist, love my California
“I’m sick of the fog,” my walking buddy said as we skimmed through the night air. The street…
A welcome to wildlife – San Diego Union-Tribune
For The Union-Tribune What kind of yard does a wildlife biologist create for herself and her family? For…
Grow state flower of California in your garden
Question: We remember the fields and gardens with California poppies when we lived on the West Coast. Can…
January’s garden checklist includes 9 steps for proper planting technique – San Diego Union-Tribune
For The Union-Tribune Happy New Year! I wish you a year filled with flowers, fruits and fabulous gardening!…
Berkeley couple’s new book attempts to define ‘the meaning of home’
One person’s castle is another person’s … cave? Or if not a cave dwelling in France or an…
Berkeley couple’s new book attempts to define ‘the meaning of home’
One person’s castle is another person’s … cave? Or if not a cave dwelling in France or an…
Poinsettia (Cuetlaxóchitl) is a plant with an indelible cultural memory – San Diego Union-Tribune
By Julio Estrada For The Union-Tribune As a symbol of hope and resilience, the Cuetlaxóchitl, Flor de Nochebuena…
A how-to – San Diego Union-Tribune
For The Union-Tribune About a year or so after Sherry Ashbaugh and her husband moved into their home…
Historic Oakland home in Rockridge sold for $3.7 million, above asking price – East Bay Times
An Oakland home built by three-time Oakland mayor, Howard Beach in 1941, sold for $3.7 million, well above…