Garden Life

  • The OG Succulent Table

    by Matti Salomaki
    Originally Posted: February 4, 2011 Mission DIY succulent table complete.  I’ve wanted to make this baby for months.  It’s a dissected old shippin...
    Posted in DIY, Our Garden, Succulents

  • Succulents in the Gutter

    by Megan Speckmann
    Originally posted: October 20, 2016Update: the gutters now have carnivores, begonias, oxalis  and bromeliads. It's still a spider web party back t...
    Posted in DIY, Our Garden, Succulents

  • Australian Astroturf: We Love & Kinda Hate You

    by Megan Speckmann
    Originally posted: September 27, 2011 Update: I think we've killed it a couple more times in different parts of the bay area since this post. What...
    Posted in Our Garden

  • Dividing Equisetum hyemale

    by Matti Salomaki
    We've been slowly bringing back blog posts from back in the day and this one has been weirdly popular on the internet even when the pictures disap...
    Posted in Our Garden

  • Best Indoor Succulents

    by Megan Speckmann
    I’m not one to usually post other people’s stuff, but when Uncommon Goods asked me if I’d post their indoor succulent infographic I checked it out...
    Posted in Houseplant, Our Garden, Succulents

  • California Poppy Makeover Party

    by Megan Speckmann
    This is a story of how we turned our weedy strip next to the driveway we call “Poop Alley” in to a flowery fun place for super cheap.
    Posted in California Natives, Flowers, Our Garden

  • Zoe's Playhouse

    by Megan Speckmann

    Over five years ago back when we lived in Oakland, I found a wooden playhouse for cheap on Craigslist. 

    Posted in Our Garden