Happy Autumn Equinox! It’s hard to believe that we launched just one equinox ago on the cusp of spring — and that the tulips and kumquats of March have been replaced by the blushing apple trees, pickling tips and dahlias on dahlias on dahlias of...
Last weekend during our fruitful trip to LA, we took a trip to Sawtelle Boulevard landmark Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery, where we picked up a potted Mimosa pudica, a scraggly plant with a huge talent, for $3.99. Its common names include sensitive plant, touch-me-not plant and...
Remember our darling, hangover-curing loquat tree? About a month after we picked its last fruit of the season, our tree was attacked by a horde of green apple aphids. It happened almost overnight: One moment the loquat’s foliage was broad and lustrous, and the next its...
Our obsession with freeway fauna is closely documented. Can you blame us? Staring at the tender wildflowers, itchy scoops of chaparral and fat, sassy succulents growing along the shoulder makes a slow merge all the more bearable. It's one of the fringe benefits of life...
We live in a catty neighborhood. Between indulged strays and outdoor pets, cats are constantly drifting in and out of gardens on our block. Our favorite is the darling Petunia, who bears an uncanny resemblance to RB’s childhood kitty, Oakie. A purring puddle of fur, she's picky...
We appreciate a compelling fish-out-of-water story (Coming to America, Through the Looking-Glass, Splash...
This year, our passion flower vine — at long last — started blooming like nobody's business.
Until the gulf fritillaries moved in.