Gardening

6 Steps to a Successful Spring Garden

These key elements will ensure that your plants stay healthy and productive during springtime.

Photo:  Sunset, Rob D. Brodman

Plant in Raised Beds

Filled with rich, fast-draining planting mix, raised beds are an ideal growing environment for vegetables -- important if your native soil is heavy clay.

Local Sonoma fieldstones, set loosely, create an attractive edging; easily dismantled at season's end, they can be reused differently.