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Sunnylands: California’s Newest Garden Jewel!
Sunnylands Center and Gardens When I told my friend, Ellen, who writes the amazing literary travel blog, Gold Boat Journeys, we were heading to Palm Springs for the weekend, she gave me a hot tip:...
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Cross Pollination at Dustin’s Garden of Ideas
Welcome to garden designer Dustin Gimbel‘s home and garden in Long Beach, California. I was lucky enough to be invited to a recent party for his friends and fellow garden enthusiasts from Southern...
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Etsy in the Garden
If you are looking for some creative accents for your garden, Etsy is a great place to start. Chances are, the hard part is choosing. Seems mason jars are everywhere these days. Who doesn’t like...
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A Tomato Tribute
I owe this large bowl of home-grown tomatoes–a personal goal of mine for many years–to one person. Actually, to one bird. I call her Mama Oriole. In case you don’t read every post on my blog, I...
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Keep It Simple, Stupid
For the last couple years, I have driven past this building off Coast Highway in south Laguna several times a week, usually on my way down to San Onofre State Beach to go surfing. It’s hard to...
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Glamping in Crystal Cove
Ever since I started my search for a vintage fiberglass camper, I imagined taking it to our nearby state park in Crystal Cove and spending the night perched on the bluffs between Laguna and Newport...
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New Sunset Garden Book Giveaway!
Photos from The 20-Minute Gardener book Sunset Magazine Garden Book Contest! With all the great outdoor living ideas and images floating around the Internet these days, it’s hard to collect and...
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A Teaser for the Venice Home and Garden Tour
Photo by John Ellis For some unexplainable reason, I have never been to the Venice Home and Garden Tour. I’ve always had a conflict with the date. But this year, I cleared my calendar well ahead of...
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Winter Sunsets in Laguna Beach
We have had several weeks of stunning sunsets here in Southern California. I live up a hill from my hometown of Laguna Beach, and a couple blocks from a city park, called Alta Laguna Park. At about...
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Inn Vermont!
Fall at The Weathersfield Inn in Vermont During our yearly visit back east to spend time at our family cabins in New Hampshire, we took a little getaway up through southern Vermont at the end of...
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