Quantcast
Channel: Tour – Gardenerd
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 60 View Live

Telluride Farmer’s Market

For those who don't know, Telluride, CO is one of the most active and environmentally aware communities in the U.S.  Not only do they host countless festivals, like the Telluride Film Festival,...

View Article



Adventures at the Theodore Payne Foundation

We landscaped our front yard last year and, as with many things in life, not all the plants made it.  We found the Convolvulus to be lacking in heartiness, so to speak.  It fried and died basically. So...

View Article

Woolly Pocket School Garden Project on Dwell Magazine Website

I just got word today that we've been mentioned in an online article for Dwell Magazine.  Miguel Nelson brought me in as the garden expert for the project and we partnered with School Nutrition Plus to...

View Article

A Visit to the Solar Living Institute

Back in my early college years, all I wanted to do was make bread and swing in a hammock all day.  I dove head-first into environmental issues and chose recycling as my personal passion.  Along with...

View Article

Malibu Vegetable Garden Delight

I had the good fortune to be introduced to Shalane Respondek and her world of LEED certified property development. She brought me in to design a vegetable garden for her new Malibu property over the...

View Article


Field Trip: Napa Valley

Before we launch into a new year, I want to share another aspect of the Grow BioIntensive workshop that I took in Willits last month. It isn't really about the workshop, but about the drive back home....

View Article

Front Yard Veggies in Manhattan Beach

We got one step closer to our goal of replacing all lawns in Los Angeles with useful growing spaces. The Winship family had a front lawn that wasn't serving them, and it was the only area of their...

View Article

2010 Gardens of Gratitude

It's almost time for the 2nd Annual Gardens of Gratitude event. It takes place on April 24th and 25th, 2010 in Los Angeles, and if you have a space that you want to transform into a vegetable garden,...

View Article


Woolly Pocket Wall Garden

In preparation for this weekend's Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase, I wanted to create a display that demonstrates how wall gardens are yet another way to grow food in small spaces. So I took up the...

View Article


Gardenerd at the LA Garden Show this weekend

It's that time of year - garden tours (like the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase last weekend, and the Venice Garden Tour this weekend), and garden shows abound. This weekend, April 30, May 1 & 2,...

View Article

Woolly School Gardens Needs Your Vote!

Yes, Woolly School Gardens needs your vote, and I'll tell you about that in just a minute, but first a little story: On Tuesday, June 1st, I had the opportunity to help install two Woolly School...

View Article

Olive Oil in Ojai

A quick weekend getaway was in order - some place warm and cozy, and filled with joyful memories. Ojai, CA fit the bill. It was the location of our destination wedding five years ago. Laden with orange...

View Article

U-Pick Lavender

Our adventure in Ojai continue with the opening day of "u-pick" season at a local lavender farm. New Oak Ranch hung balloons out on the road sign, inviting folks to come and pick a handful of fresh...

View Article


The Green of Mexico

We recently took some time off this summer to vacation in Michoacan, Mexico. The goal was to relax deeply and to see what the areas of indigenous Mexico had to offer. We were enveloped by the beauty of...

View Article

Back to the Ranch – Huntington Style

I'd been dying to see the secret Huntington Ranch  for over a year. Back then, I read an article in the Huntington Library and Garden's monthly newsletter about the development of a new vegetable...

View Article


Chinese New Year at Bellagio Gardens

The place mat before me says, "Luckiest of all signs, you are also talented and articulate. Affectionate, yet shy, you seek peace throughout your life."  This is the fortune for someone born in the...

View Article

Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase 2011 Review

There's nothing like a good garden tour to get your spring gardening juices flowing. Last Saturday, we set out on our bicycles to take in the third annual Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase in all its...

View Article


Venice Garden Tour 2011 Review

Every gardenerd needs to "fill the well" sometimes, to take in beauty and inspiration that will generate ideas for future gardening projects. Today was filled with sparks of gardening inspiration at...

View Article

Field Trip: Permaculture / Biodynamic Garden

Field trips are always fun because you get to see concepts in practice. Visiting Linda Gibbs’ garden was no exception. I stopped by her Malibu home last week for a look at her Permaculture/biodynamic...

View Article

Field Trip: Quebec City Gardens – Roger Van den Hende Botanical Gardens

You are about to be transported to a place of lush beauty, where rainfall is abundant but the growing season is short (only 4 months). Given these circumstances, the Roger Van den Hende Botanical...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 60 View Live




Latest Images