2013 in Review Part II

December 31, 2013

...lications, believe it or not, incandescent bulbs are a better choice. Mrs. Homegrown pondered equine touring by reviewing an obscure book, The Last of the Saddle Tramps. Perhaps she was inspired by our 2012 siting of the 3 mule guy (one of our most Googled posts, by the way). August I consider summer to be our winter in Los Angeles. It’s hot and dry and, other than harvesting tomatoes, summer here is not the best time for gardening. Time to contem...

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Garden Design: Working With Pre-existing Conditions

Mr. Homegrown

January 9, 2014

Design

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...isguided Sketchup session. Yes, that is Princess Leia standing in for Mrs. Homegrown. I guess that makes me Jabba the Hut, which I resemble while blogging on the couch. But I digress. I emailed this rendering to our architect pal John Zapf for review. He responded in two words, “April Fools?” I didn’t admit that I was kinda serious. I called Mrs. Homegrown in to look at my rendering and to her credit she didn’t dismiss it immediately (she knows th...

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From the Archives: Loquat Leather

Mr. Homegrown

April 29, 2014

Food, Food Preservation, Foraging, Fruit Trees, Gardening

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Judging from the reaction to Mrs. Homegrown’s post yesterday it looks like some folks have a loquat obsession. Welcome home brothers and sisters. At the risk of tooting my own loquat horn and repeating an old blog post, Mrs. H neglected to mention my controversial 2012 loquat leather experiment and recipe. You’ve still got to de-seed the damn things but at least there’s no need to skin them. Plus it makes use of booze. I’ll admit it’s not a thril...

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Picture Sundays: Early Morning in the Garden

Mr. Homegrown

June 8, 2014

Picture Sundays

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...Mrs. Homegrown did an amazing job re-landscaping the backyard. She mail ordered a lot of plants from Annie’s Annuals and Perennials. In the background is the Clary sage I planted from seed that spreads like a weed. Hey Mrs. Homegrown, how about an in depth post on some of these plants?...

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Mahonia gracilis – Mexican Barberry

Mr. Homegrown

November 7, 2007

Gardening

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...t it should be called Berberis gracilis. Some sources place it on a deep shade list, while others say it needs dappled sun. We’ll throw it open to all the Homegrown Revolutionaries out there. Do any of you have experience with this plant?...

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