Dana
@danahopper.bsky.social
CA Native Landscape & Edible Garden Designer
Occasional Video Journalist, if I feel like it.
https://socalurbangardens.com
Occasional Video Journalist, if I feel like it.
https://socalurbangardens.com
We made had more folks chanting and cheering in little Duarte, CA than the mad king did at his birthday fiesta #NoKings @maddow.msnbc.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We made had more folks chanting and cheering in little Duarte, CA than the mad king did at his birthday fiesta #NoKings @maddow.msnbc.com
Yesterday morning outside the front door. No power still. Finally got cell service back today. And we were lucky with wind direction. Very grateful. And sad for our LA community.
January 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Yesterday morning outside the front door. No power still. Finally got cell service back today. And we were lucky with wind direction. Very grateful. And sad for our LA community.
Anyone watch Rose Parade?
Flowers aside, here’s a short list of foods used to decorate the floats: rices, lentils, beans, peas, peppers, cranberries, citrus fruit, herbs, squash, coconut, artichokes, and tons of seeds. Sincerely interested in your opinions. Waste of food or good PR for plants 🌱?
Flowers aside, here’s a short list of foods used to decorate the floats: rices, lentils, beans, peas, peppers, cranberries, citrus fruit, herbs, squash, coconut, artichokes, and tons of seeds. Sincerely interested in your opinions. Waste of food or good PR for plants 🌱?
January 2, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Anyone watch Rose Parade?
Flowers aside, here’s a short list of foods used to decorate the floats: rices, lentils, beans, peas, peppers, cranberries, citrus fruit, herbs, squash, coconut, artichokes, and tons of seeds. Sincerely interested in your opinions. Waste of food or good PR for plants 🌱?
Flowers aside, here’s a short list of foods used to decorate the floats: rices, lentils, beans, peas, peppers, cranberries, citrus fruit, herbs, squash, coconut, artichokes, and tons of seeds. Sincerely interested in your opinions. Waste of food or good PR for plants 🌱?
I love creating hugelkultur grow mounds…perfect for naturalistic landscapes, water retention or redirection, or just building grow space on top of really bad soil. 🌱
December 24, 2023 at 11:55 PM
I love creating hugelkultur grow mounds…perfect for naturalistic landscapes, water retention or redirection, or just building grow space on top of really bad soil. 🌱
Love integrating natural materials into garden design. Bed created out of recently cut ficus tree limbs and planted with CA natives. 🌱
December 1, 2023 at 3:45 AM
Love integrating natural materials into garden design. Bed created out of recently cut ficus tree limbs and planted with CA natives. 🌱
Gotta love when you can make more plants for free. Rooting the runners from CA Native strawberries. Smaller than normal but amazing flavor and a great ground cover for shady areas. 🌱
November 17, 2023 at 4:07 AM
Gotta love when you can make more plants for free. Rooting the runners from CA Native strawberries. Smaller than normal but amazing flavor and a great ground cover for shady areas. 🌱
It’s remarkably easy to grow the most expensive spice on Earth in your home garden.
Saffron grows from bulbs / corms. They bloom in the Fall and produce 3 threads that you want to carefully hand harvest on flowering day. Dry in parchment paper and place in an airtight jar. 🌱
Saffron grows from bulbs / corms. They bloom in the Fall and produce 3 threads that you want to carefully hand harvest on flowering day. Dry in parchment paper and place in an airtight jar. 🌱
October 5, 2023 at 12:06 AM
It’s remarkably easy to grow the most expensive spice on Earth in your home garden.
Saffron grows from bulbs / corms. They bloom in the Fall and produce 3 threads that you want to carefully hand harvest on flowering day. Dry in parchment paper and place in an airtight jar. 🌱
Saffron grows from bulbs / corms. They bloom in the Fall and produce 3 threads that you want to carefully hand harvest on flowering day. Dry in parchment paper and place in an airtight jar. 🌱
I did not have “prep for tropical storm” on my So Cal WX Bingo card. Taking down shade cloths, securing tools and lightweight materials, bringing in young plants & seedlings, and harvesting anything close to ripe. Those winds can do some damage. 🌱
August 19, 2023 at 12:54 PM
I did not have “prep for tropical storm” on my So Cal WX Bingo card. Taking down shade cloths, securing tools and lightweight materials, bringing in young plants & seedlings, and harvesting anything close to ripe. Those winds can do some damage. 🌱
I had no idea beer chains were a thing. But all for it!
August 5, 2023 at 9:32 PM
I had no idea beer chains were a thing. But all for it!
Get off my eggplant! Grasshoppers may be kinda cute but they’re seriously destructive in the garden. 🌱
July 28, 2023 at 2:22 PM
Get off my eggplant! Grasshoppers may be kinda cute but they’re seriously destructive in the garden. 🌱
Hate the heat but love the okra. @eepy.bsky.social #addGardener
July 27, 2023 at 2:42 PM
Hate the heat but love the okra. @eepy.bsky.social #addGardener
Apparently I now have a farm cat. This pretty girl’s been hanging in the okra shade for days so I guess I should find her some lunch. @darthbluesky.bsky.social
July 25, 2023 at 6:03 PM
Apparently I now have a farm cat. This pretty girl’s been hanging in the okra shade for days so I guess I should find her some lunch. @darthbluesky.bsky.social
Sun gold tomato with a view.
It’s about 12 feet now. I coulda topped it off but what fun would that be?
It’s about 12 feet now. I coulda topped it off but what fun would that be?
July 24, 2023 at 6:10 PM
Sun gold tomato with a view.
It’s about 12 feet now. I coulda topped it off but what fun would that be?
It’s about 12 feet now. I coulda topped it off but what fun would that be?
Damnit, there will never be a beer as good as Anchor Steam.
July 13, 2023 at 3:17 PM
Damnit, there will never be a beer as good as Anchor Steam.