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Garden #4
By Maureen Austin, CHIRP
It was a simple plan…they turned off the water to their garden and everything that died was replaced with a succulent.
That summarizes the evolution of Dennis and Darlene Larsen’s previous garden into the lush, mostly succulent, showplace it is today. What is most surprising about it,
Continue reading 2013 Sage & Songbirds Sneak Peek of Garden #4 – Master Gardener’s Creative Masterpiece!
HUGE PLANT SALE! Free Admission! 9 am to 4 pm, May 4-6 at Christ the King Episcopal Church 1460 Midway Drive, Alpine UNIQUE VARIETIES! • SPECIAL PRICING! Butterfly Host Plants Hummingbird Nectar Favorites Drought-tolerant Plants Plants for Container Gardening Colorful New Varieties of Succulents SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION! Doors open
Continue reading For the First Time EVER…Sage & Songbirds Plant Sale is Open to the Public! May 4-6, 2012
Alpine’s biggest Festival just got bigger! And it’s still all FREE!
The Sage & Songbirds Festival at Viejas Outlets this weekend, May 5 & 6, will be filled to capacity with some of the best vendors and exhibitors in Southern California, and much more!
A butterfly education zone will feature interactive displays and activities, including
Continue reading Alpine’s Sage & Songbirds Festival is bursting at its seams– and it all takes place this weekend! May 5-6, 2012
Theirs is built to be a bomb (and bunny) -proof garden
~By Maureen Austin, CHIRP for Garden Wildlife, Inc.
Life on a gorgeous, 10.5 acre habitat, complete with mature trees and a year-round running stream, is not without its drawbacks…one of which is having to outwit wily rabbits! But Roger and Bonnie Brown have faced
Continue reading Preview of Sage & Songbirds Garden Tour 2012 – Garden #7
Do-it-yourselfers dig their own pond and waterfall
~By Maureen Austin, CHIRP for Garden Wildlife, Inc.
When this couple decided they wanted a waterfall and pond in their yard, they started digging…literally… and the result was a beautiful, meandering creek and pond. They also lugged and placed multiple loads of flagstone and river rock to
Continue reading Preview of Sage & Songbirds Garden Tour 2012 – Garden #6
Backyard pond gets a facelift and ‘holistic’ cleansing
~By Maureen Austin, CHIRP for Garden Wildlife, Inc. Bigger may not always better–at least not in the case of a backyard pond.
When Gary and Sara Cummings moved into their Alpine home 20 years ago, most of their large backyard was a massive pond, seasonally-fed by rain
Continue reading Preview of Sage & Songbirds Garden Tour 2012 – Garden #5
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