I was talking to little lettuce plants on a comfortable Saturday morning in my backyard. I had made a couple trips back and forth from the front yard, then settled on this project of refreshing a frozen-back warm season bed Read more…
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On a Wednesday night in October, I packed boxes bursting with plants, a bucket rattling with shovels, bags of heavy potting soil, and an assortment of plastic pots and seed packets. I remember choosing to wait until morning for the Read more…
Photos by Anna Van Devender unless otherwise stated. Escaping the Southern Arizona heat in June is a Van Devender family tradition. Driving to Yellowstone in Summer ’23 was by far the furthest road trip we’ve tried. My husband and I Read more…
In the five seasons of our Sonoran Desert, the main times for rain are winter and Monsoon summer. April (end of spring), and the first half of May (beginning of foresummer), were this year and are traditionally very dry. The Read more…
Plenty of things about Disneyland make me happy: the thrilling rides, the delicious food, the artistic details at every turn, my 9-year-old’s joy while hugging a wookie, my 12-year-old’s awe after viewing the fireworks. Our family navigated Disneyland this summer Read more…
Ask the sunflowers. Among three different Tucson-area locations I tend, sunflowers are sprouting this spring in: pots and raised beds where my son and I planted them (barrel in title image), a rock border where seeds accidently scattered, deeply-watered beds Read more…
This post is purely practical. Click on the link or links that might help you most! The first two files are updated versions of the most popular hand-outs in Nature to You classes. The third file I referenced in All-Ages Read more…
Brrrr! Slip some shoes on, don’t bother with a jacket, grab the pile of tattered old sheets and towels, and toss them over the six or so plants and beds that I don’t want to freeze on a freezing night. Read more…
Rain! Once again, desert rain revived my spirit and helped me to see life around me rebounding. Two Saturdays ago, spatters on my windshield both to and from the Marana Community Garden had me giddy with laughing and clapping in Read more…
Good morning! We’re all trying new things at home this week, right? With my Nature to You public activities cancelled, I am using this time (among kid-entertaining, stocking up on groceries, and staying in touch virtually with family) to add Read more…
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