New Website!

New Website! Finally after years of neglect I have a new website...created by Genevieve Walker, my daughter, and me; although Genevieve did all the graphic design and technical details. I now have new pictures in the gallery and a before and after page. I’m very excited about this and I hope that you take a minute to check it out: www.robertawalker.com

Newsletter Update

You may have noticed that the newsletter is late...the new schedule will be on a quarterly basis instead of monthly. You can always check in at my blog to see if there are any new updates or events that I think everyone might be interested in.

Kittens and Garden Update

Another update - Juniper in the garden. I have two kittens now instead of four: Juniper and Violet. I also have the mom and the dad, and they live in the backyard. I love having them. The kittens like to get up on the fountain and let the water drop on their heads!

Earlier in the year I wrote about my new garden beds. The beds that I had double-dug, etc. Here is an update on what the garden now looks like. I was able to plant so much more because of the new space and close plantings. My only problem now is keeping the cats of the beds...they love the soft soil - it’s so easy to paw! I have started to stake the Dahlias, cage the tomatoes and continue to pick strawberries.

Real People, Real Savings

Check out the new Ad Campaign, "Real People, Real Savings," from the California Water Board. You can click on the picture of me and see a video of me talking about my garden (you can also see the video on the "Press" page of my new website, www.robertawalker.com). They are working hard to provide tools for the public to change over to water-wise gardens.

Filoli Gardens

Something wonderful to do this summer is to take a trip to Filoli Gardens in Woodside California. This beautiful mansion and several acres of English-sytle gardens are open to the public. There is an entrance fee, but it’s well worth it. There is a restaurant and gift store, and if you make reservations on-line beforehand, you can have high tea there. Visiting public gardens is a lovely day trip. There are also the gardens in the Golden Gate Park, the Japanese Garden and the Botanical Garden, not to mention the glass conservatory and dahlia beds. Also, UC Berkeley has a great botanical garden. There are many others in and around the Sacramento and Bay Area.