Gardening

Outdoor decorating with Annette Gutierrez of Potted

2013-05-01 08:00:00

With its view of the Hollywood sign and handsome brown facade, Annette Gutierrez’s 1908 house would read like a classic L.A. Craftsman if it were not for the chartreuse window trim, the first hint of her modern sensibilities. Gutierrez jokingly...

Restored or ruined? Malibu Lagoon project stirs strong opinions

2013-04-29 21:09:00

Before the bulldozers arrived last June, Malibu Lagoon was a fully grown habitat for egrets, voles and tidewater gobies, studded with sycamore trees and clusters of tule reeds. Today, the lagoon's islands appear almost barren, covered by a sea of tiny red...

'Gardening for Geeks': Join video chat Thursday

2013-04-10 16:54:00

Despite its irreverent title, there's much sense to Christy Wilhelmi's charming new book, "Gardening for Geeks: DIY Tests, Gadgets and Techniques That Utilize Microbiology, Mathematics and Ecology to Exponentially Maximize the Yield of Your Garden."...

Goji berry: Plant your own backyard superfruit

2013-04-23 10:00:00

Michelle Wong tried to hold back the tears after learning that her landlady had ripped out the goji berry planted in the backyard of her apartment in Koreatown. The shrub was head-high and starting to put out little purple and white flowers where the...

Talking organic gardening, compost (and rats!) with Christy Wilhelmi

2013-04-11 18:33:00

In my Spreecast with organic gardener Christy Wilhelmi, author of the new book "Gardening for Geeks," I learned a lot: that white mildew can be treated with lactic acid, that you should never buy tall vegetable seedlings at the nursery and that...

How a gardening novice tackled urban farming

2012-12-07 16:29:00

Steven Wynbrandt sticks his hand deep beneath the layers of straw that blanket his enormous compost heap and pulls out a fistful of black gold, sweet and earthy. “Look at this soil,” Wynbrandt says with excitement as his fingers open,...

On Venice Garden & Home Tour, old blends with new

2012-05-02 16:35:11

Gardening classes at the Natural History Museum

2011-12-21 16:33:16

Post-recession, starting over in a Costa Mesa garden

2012-01-06 16:34:29

Kids gardening, Japanese design and other talks for the week ahead

2012-01-23 16:34:39

'Handmade Garden Projects': Face-lift for wire fencing

2012-02-14 16:35:16

Market Watch: Asparagus from the San Joaquin Delta

2012-03-16 00:00:00

� Eye-level with the ground at Zuckerman's Farm, west of Lodi in the San Joaquin Delta, the thousands of asparagus spears jutting out of the black peat soil look like creatures on an alien planet. In fact, the whole area — rimmed by levees,...

Gold Leaf gardening gloves were developed by Peter Cooney for Britain's discerning gardeners, and they are now available in the United States from Gardener s Supply.

2012-07-17 00:00:00

If your Domestic Diva mom is happiest digging in the dirt, you can help her protect her hands (and maintain her manicure) with great to keep her safe from the thorns.

2011-04-02 21:07:24

Gottlieb's achievement would be notable if it had stopped with the gardening, but the more Gottlieb got into native horticulture, the more she learned about the impact of conventional gardening on Western watersheds and the cataclysmic effects for wildlife.

2009-10-07 11:28:24