Natural Questions Quiz
Dedicated gardeners know that January is a busy month of preparing the garden for the new growing season. Fruit trees and roses need trimming and spraying (with an all-natural spray…
Growing Your Health
Cool and often damp December days are not very welcoming to naked gardening. Sitting next to a warm fire, delighting in delicious holiday meals, and enjoying the company of others,…
How to buy a home that isn’t for sale
By Jennifer Stojanovich, Realtor, Better Homes Realty Demand is high in today’s real estate market. With record-low interest rates and a shortage of inventory, we’re in a seller’s market. That…
Don’t Kill that (Beneficial) Bug!
Reports from my gardening and Diablo Gazette friends indicate that their vegetable and fruit harvests were amazing. At least something went right in 2020. You have read over and over…
Are You into Propagating?
By David George – Many of my fellow UC Master Gardeners love to propagate – plants that is. My wife and I do also. We have grown many native cut-leaf…
Early-harvested Veggie Challenges
The horn of plenty begins to fill in July with delicious, naturally-grown vegetables. At my home, we are harvesting early tomatoes, bush beans, pole beans, cucumbers, and several squash varieties.…
NAKED GARDENER A Mother’s Gift
My mother loved her garden. She fawned over our stately avocado tree, gathered oranges and lemons during the winter months, and grew a variety of summertime veggies in neat raised…
Easy Holiday Gift Clips
Frugelegance by Carol and Randi, the Frugirls ‘Tis the season for shopping, holiday cards, and lots of gift wrapping. We have created some unique gift tags that we like to…
Do You Have a Selling Plan? We Do.
The Right Move As interest rates rise and buyers pull back, the pressure to adjust price is more prevalent in order to obtain a faster sale, or a sale at…
A Java Kick for your Garden
THE NAKED GARDENER Do you drink coffee? My lovely wife and I down two mugs each morning. We grind our own Peet’s Coffee beans and drip brew the delicious elixir.…
“Heart of the Home” Show Aids Quadraplegic Teen
By David King In June 2018, Kyle McClay of American Kitchen Company (AKC) in Concord, launched a TV show concept called “Heart of the Home”, a kitchen remodeling program which…
Thanksgiving Place Setting Ideas
frugelegance, By Carol and Randi, the Frugirls Fall vibes are going strong as we put away the Halloween decorations and get ready for the next big occasion, Thanksgiving. Time to…