Send us your most vexing questions about landscaping and watering, as well as your photos and video. We welcome all of it here at the Blue Thumb blog, where Cheryl and Vicky share their personal and professional approach to creating and maintaining beautiful landscapes that also happen to use less water.
Tricks To Make Your Landscape A TreatWriting the Blue Thumb blog all summer and into fall (I believe it really IS fall now) has been an adventure for both Cheryl and me. We have met many new friends in our quest to make water conservation and … Continue reading |
The Romantic Side of Water-wise Gardening“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” ~George Eliot I could not think of a better way to express my love of … Continue reading |
Diamond (s) Can Be a Water-wise Girl’s Best FriendToday my fellow blogger Cheryl and I had the distinct pleasure of doing a radio interview with Dave Diamond of Salem Radio’s “Community Today” public affairs program. Although we have done other radio and television interviews for the Blue … Continue reading |
Who’s In Your Garden And Why We CareI knew a woman who had a greenhouse window in her mountain home kitchen with a few basil plants and a tiny dish of water tucked discretely among them. When I asked about the dish of water, she said, “Oh, … Continue reading |
Green Gardeners, Blue Thumbs And “Black Thumbs”Writing this blog is a great learning experience— seeing what people want to know, but do not know about water-efficient gardens, irrigation systems, and water conservation in general. We get interesting questions from gardeners of all levels and are happy … Continue reading |
Evidence Is In: Dogs Make Poor Water Managers!!We recently heard from the owner of a naughty five year old Jack Russell terrier—a perky little pup who likes to chew on (operating) sprinkler heads—NO! NO! Fido! Aside from the astronomical cost of doggie dental work these days, … Continue reading |
Fatal Run-off Attacks Young Tomato Plants As They SleepMy longtime friend in Folsom has been working to improve her small backyard turf grass lawn (maybe eight hundred square feet) nearly as long as I’ve known her—more than twenty years. She still hasn’t got a handle on it and … Continue reading |
Water Wise Plants Can Be Soothing To the Spirit And The Water BillsWater Wise Plants Can Be Soothing To the Spirit And The Water Bills There are some less than accurate perceptions of all water-wise plants not being “user-friendly”—you know, sharp and pointy, not things you want to go touch, etc. Today … Continue reading |
Container Gardening Can Be Water Wise If You Are!Last time around, we discussed water conservation in the vegetable garden, and the article was essentially directed at gardens planted in the ground. However, there are many talented gardeners (and beginners as well) out there who grow fabulous veggies and ornamentals in … Continue reading |
Water-Wise Vegetable Gardens Are Very Easy and Totally Delicious!We have it on the best authority (our friend Monica at The Regional Water Authority) that folks may not be aware that we are sitting here at Blue Thumb Blog Central waiting patiently to be asked questions such as, … Continue reading |
