East Bay Home and Gardens

Wild Neighbors: Strawberry Canyon and UC’s Edifice Complex

by Joe Eaton
Tuesday April 15, 2008
Strawberry Canyon 1n 1870
Who was it who said that anyone who isn’t outraged just hasn’t been paying attention? -more-

Garden Variety: Too Mulch of a Good Thing

By Ron Sullivan
Friday April 11, 2008
I’ve been the Mulch Queen, or at least her Majesty’s faithful herald, for years. The sight of our locally predominant clay soil lying naked to the elements upsets me. I know what happens when it gets walked on and rained on—yes, rain does compress soil over time if that soil doesn’t have nearly perfect drainage or spongelike absorption—and dried to dust by the sun. -more-