The Getty and Us
Our “endowment” here at the Rancho is probably equivalent to what the fabled Getty...
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Category: plants
The Resilience of Natives
If you have been following along, you are no doubt aware that, in Sonoma at the Rancho, we have a...
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Not the Super Bloom
Southern California’s deserts are in a super bloom. I just came from there. Ironically, we...
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Just Call Us The Getty North
I haven’t talked enough about Ranch Manager Louis’s role in the ecosystem of Two...
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My Own Private Desert
Many people are surprised to learn that large parts of Northern California are actually considered...
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We Who Love the Desert
My love affair with desert landscapes continues. I love the desert at all times of year, but after...
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What I Saw at the Super Bloom
I’ve told you before about my love affair with desert and semi-arid landscapes. One of the...
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Flower Power
Our crazy El Niño weather. We had a long period of rain — much needed — but the...
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Adding Flesh to the Bones
After weeks of laying down the bones of our landscaping project, with time out to rebuild the...
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Building a Landscape Backbone
There’s a lot more going on at the Sonoma rancho than our recent project to rebuild the...
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Rock Stars
It’s that time again, the cusp of what we hope will be our rainy season. That means...
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What I Forgot to Tell You
As I’ve been posting about our Project Lawn Be Gone, I’ve had a lot of feedback and...
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