The Sustainable Wedding of Your Dreams with Local Flowers
Choosing to use local, seasonal flowers opens the door to serendipity. Read on to learn how you can create your dream wedding with this environmentally conscious option.
How to Make Honey Fermented Cranberries
Meet your new favorite Thanksgiving recipe: honey fermented cranberries! They’re scrumptious, festive, and couldn’t be simpler – you just need to leave them enough time to do their thing. Read on to learn how I make mine.
Monterey Bay Farm Events on October 8
Living on the Monterey Bay, we’re basically in farm heaven. Now it’s festival season in farm country, and this Saturday (October 8) it’s time for some of my favorite fall traditions, including apple tasting, cider pressing, farm tours, and flower picking!
Fall Planting Hardy Annual Flowers for Spring Blooms
Note to Monterey gardeners—the best time to start many of next year’s plants in a mild climate is actually in late September / early October. That’s because hardy annuals prefer cooler weather to grow. Read on and learn how to calculate your ideal seed starting times.
How to Harvest Your Garden Flowers
It’s September! And here in Monterey, that means it’s peak summer bloom time. Read on to learn how to cut your garden flowers for lots of blooms and the best possible vase life.