From flowers to water features, there are ways of reigning in some of the wilder features of Monterey County for homes and gardens. These stories highlight ideas from the experts.
Living on the Monterey Peninsula, near the ocean, can be a blessing. Trying to plant and grow a garden in soil that is sandy because of that…
The scenes are graphic. Thick gloopy algae, like a blanket of vomited green slime, coats what once was an idyllic little body of water…
It’s a question Bill Derowski, who owns Pacific Grove Ace Hardware, hears almost daily from customers: “Do you know a good handyman?”…
Michael Mitchell organized his most recent guide to local wildflowers based on the simplest description a layperson would use: color…
A sweet aroma is overwhelming among the rows of roses with names like “Fire and Ice,” “Electron” and “Edith’s Darling”…
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