El Cajon resource center nurtures a multicultural community, plant by plant – San Diego Union-Tribune
For The Union-Tribune Passion fruit tendrils, filled with colorful, multilayered passion flowers, and vines promising juicy black table…
Creating a serene setting in Encinitas – San Diego Union-Tribune
For The Union-Tribune Ramona Copley has lived in her Encinitas home since 1976, sharing it with her husband,…
ASID San Diego designers to host donation drive Sept. 7 for nonprofit Humble Design – San Diego Union-Tribune
The San Diego chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is hosting a donation drive for…
What might be attracting a wandering bobcat to a San Jose neighborhood?
DEAR JOAN: We’ve recently seen a bobcat, once in our backyard walking on our deck right past the sliding…
Thrifting to furnish your home helps layer in richness and interest – San Diego Union-Tribune
For The Union-Tribune There was a time when going antiquing was all the rage. Back in the ’80s…
A forest of cycads in Vista – San Diego Union-Tribune
For The Union-Tribune John Allen has an addiction, and he readily admits it. He can’t live without cycads.…
Julia Morgan, the quiet genius who defined Bay Area architecture
For one of Julia Morgan’s first commissions in 1903, the magnificent El Campanil bell tower at Mills College…
Be ready if storms damage trees
Wind shrieks, thunder booms, lightning crashes and then it’s all over. What about your trees? “Big, windy storms…
The updated way to use mirrors in home decor – San Diego Union-Tribune
For The Union-Tribune Mirrors can be a boon to decorating a room. They can reflect and expand light,…
ASID ‘Summer Spruce Up’ is back with design advice — and an invitation to renters, too – San Diego Union-Tribune
Time for a furniture refresh in your home’s main living space, or need to know what to expect…