The Coastal Gardener

Muhlenbergia capillaris (Pink Muhly Grass) has offered a delightful sight, to visitors, through the fall and winter in the Moss Family Temperate Woodland Garden. It is planted near Berberis thunbergii Gold Ring', which has a strong burgundy color in its leaves and through winter in its naked stems.

My recycling spot is a large bin in my neighborhood. It's at the local fire station. The walk lets me get to know all of the people and animals, and that is where I met Little Bit. He was a brown terrier mix breed that lived near the mailbox with his owners. Little bit is small.

I have been a part of the Master Food Preserver program since 2012. We try not to waste food and preserve it at all costs. However, sometimes we do waste food. It has become a serious problem for the environment. It's estimated that 25% of our food goes to the landfill as waste.

UCANR asks the Question: Why Have an Orchard? Answer: It's every gardener's delight; a beautiful home orchard full of delectable fruit, to pick and eat right off the tree, or to savor for months to come, in the form of canned fruit.

The common name Fiddle leaf fig can refer to the Ficus lyrata or a Philodendron bipennifolium. Quite often the same common name can be referenced to more than one plant, which is what we find here.