A few years back our friends Chris and Todd bought a place on top of a mountain in Forestville, about a half hour’s drive from the Schoolhouse. It’s a sunny location, hot and dry in summer and often clear even in winter. For some inexplicable reason, the previous owners’ landscaping included a variety of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘California native plants’
One man’s trash
Posted in Gardening, tagged California native plants, gardening, New Zealand tree ferns on October 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We conquer the hillside
Posted in Gardening, tagged California native plants, drought tolerant plants, garden, Monte Rio, Russian River, Schoolhouse on June 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Schoolhouse sits on a quarter acre lot with very little growing on it. We’ve heard that Julie did garden at one point, but in recent years her health had deteriorated, and my guess is budget concerns stopped her from watering much (water’s expensive in Sonoma County). On top of that, we had a number [...]


