The city of Palm Springs is unexpectedly small. I don’t know the population, but it is nestled between some mountains and, at least in November, falls into the shadow of the mountain every day around 3 PM. There is an inviting downtown shopping area along Palm Canyon Drive that is easily walked in an afternoon, […]
Barefoot in a Botanical Cactus Garden
I had about given up on seeing any visually pleasing landscape in the Palm Springs area. Between the desiccated desert climate, the politically induced California drought, and the high walls encapsulating most yards, the image of Palm Springs as an oasis had been shattered. The public so-called gardens we had visited, called Sunnylands, had been […]
16 Cheap Christmas Gift Ideas for the Gardener in Your Life
Now is a really good time to think about what Christmas gifts to get the gardner in your life. Not only will it be easier to find garden supplies or books to buy this time of year, but your gardener may have a better idea of what he (Let’s just use the grammatically correct gender […]
Kula Botanical Gardens on Maui – Stretch Your Legs In a Refreshing Change of Scenery
Even on Maui, you may feel the need to do something besides lay on the beach or swim in the ocean. Kula Botanical Gardens is up high on the side of Haleakala, the southern dormant volcano. Just like the east side of the island, it is commonly under dense cloud cover, but that is partly what […]
May Blooms at the Idaho Botanical Garden
Our mid May visit to the Idaho Botanical Garden was on the day the Moody Blues concert was canceled. Its a good thing it was canceled, or the Garden would have been closed in preparation. As it was, we were among a very few uninformed who came to the Garden anyway. The weather was only […]
