We often spend most of our time caring for the inside of our homes. We clean and decorate to make it look nice. However, outdoor spaces are also a significant part of our homes. It's important to provide the outside of our home with the same amount of care, if not more. For those with less experience caring for their outdoor space, the process can seem a bit involved. If you are an experienced … [Read more...]
Celebrate Spring with a Visit to Evergreen Nursery
If you're a planty-person, or know and love a planty-person Evergreen Nursery may already be one of your favorite spots to shop for all things green. If you are new to the houseplant and gardening game (like so many who found sparks of joy developing their green thumbs during the Covid quarantine) and you've not yet visited Evergreen - you're going to love this photo-filled mini tour (and you'll … [Read more...]
Plant Lovers Rejoice: Expand your collection for FREE!
Recently a friend shared a meme that had a picture of a sketchy looking window-less van with the words "Free Plants" on it with the caption, "This is how they get me." I laughed, and found it all too relatable. I was already starting to collect house plants before the pandemic began, however my interest and knowledge about them continues to increase as I have more time to spend at home tending … [Read more...]
Calling all Fresno Plant Lovers!
Sheltering in place and being quarantined in addition to the need for healthy stress relief outlets has led to a boom in interest in houseplants and gardening. Social media feeds are filled with images of potted fiddle leaf fig trees, rubber plants, succulents, and vining plants like golden pothos and string of hearts. If you are one of the many who has become recently plant-obsessed (or maybe … [Read more...]
How a local couple turned their landscaping into lunch
It's nearly spring in FresYes and many of us are enjoying our green lawns and blooming flowers. But for Dawn and Justin Renwick, their yard is currently full of dirt and tiny green shoots. A few years ago, the Renwicks ripped out all of their sod and created a backyard garden of the edible variety. When the time is right, they'll have armfuls of produce that they will share with neighbors, … [Read more...]
Enjoy a winter wonderland at Willow Gardens this Thursday
At one point in my life, I would've declared it too early to talk about Christmas, but this is 2017. As I write this, stores are frantically clearing Halloween decorations to make room for white lights and wrapping paper (if they didn't do that halfway into October). If you love Christmas decorations and holiday boutiques, and don't care who thinks it's too soon, you'll want to check … [Read more...]
Want to Spend Time in a Garden This Spring? Visit These 6 Locations & Events
Spring time is my favorite. The weather is amazing, trees turn pink and white, grass is green, puppies frolic... it's magical. Now is the time to be outside, hanging out with plants. Don't worry if you don't have a green thumb – you can learn by visiting one of the many amazing gardening locations we have in the Fresno and Clovis area. And if you don't want to learn but still want to be … [Read more...]
Fleurie Flower Studio: Local flowers grown with love
Fleurie Flower Studio Flowers and love go hand in hand. They are given out by the dozen on Valentine's Day and carried in bunches down the aisles of countless weddings. But before they can take center stage in a grand display of affection, they must be grown. And that takes a love all its own. No flowers are given more love than those grown in the garden of Laurie Garza. Garza grew up in the … [Read more...]