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GETTING OUT, Spotlight

Getting Out Event Calendar: Free Concert at HTC Park and More

Compiled by staff EDITOR’S PICK: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15: SAN JUAN SUMMER NITES 6-8 p.m. The second and last of this year’s free concert series from…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Mission Staff Produces Book in Honor of Late Supporter

Staff report After Madeline Martin Swinden’s sudden passing in June 2020, staff at Mission San Juan Capistrano set about to honoring the memory of the…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Ocean Institute and Tree of Life Nursery Restore Native Plant Garden

By Lillian Boyd Any time you make a garden, Tree of Life Nursery founder Mike Evans says it’s important to ask yourself what kind of…

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EYE ON SJC, News

The Ecology Center Launches New Retail Nursery

Staff report As a benefit to people who have been participating in more outdoor activities and gardening during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Ecology Center opened…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Goin’ Native Therapeutic Gardens: I Will Survive

By Celina Young How will you grow in 2021? The start of this decade is a great time to exercise the inherent resilience that we…

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SOAPBOX

Goin’ Native: Evolution of Gardening

by Celina Young Gardening has always been a great avenue for human exploration and innovation. Because gardening has been an essential component to mankind’s survival,…

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SOAPBOX

Guest Opinion: Orange County Gardener’s Spring Is Autumn

By Bailey Van Tassel Autumn is officially upon us, and it is the most ideal time of year for gardeners in Orange County. Our Southern…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Virtual Festival of Butterflies a Sign of COVID-19 Times

By Collin Breaux | Email: cbreaux@picketfencemedia.com | Twitter: @collin_breaux Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Festival of Butterflies in San Juan Capistrano had to…

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GETTING OUT

Gardening Tips: May in the Garden

By Marianne Taylor Although we’re at the end of spring, it’s not too late to plant your vegetable and flower garden. Ideally, March and April…

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LIVING, SJC Living

Dirt Therapy: It’s Time to Toil in the Soil; The Abundance of an Autumn Garden

By Marianne Taylor Sept. 23 marked the first day of autumn. Although the scorching heat is still upon us in many parts of Southern California,…

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LIVING, SJC Living

Dirt Therapy: The Bounty the May Garden Brings; Flowers and Love

By Marianne Taylor May is the peak month of spring gardening. Blooms are vigorously pushing forth into the fresh spring air. Vegetable gardens are productive,…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Dirt Therapy: March in the Ordinary Garden

By Marianne Taylor I love March! Okay, a shameless plug: it’s my birthday and my granddaughter’s as well, and I have just celebrated my sixth…

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GETTING OUT

Armstrong Garden Centers to Hold Community Gardening Workshops

Before spring rolls around, those in the community looking to learn more about gardening can attend a series of workshops hosted by the California-based Armstrong…

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EYE ON SJC, News

The Ecology Center to Expand Operations

By Alex Groves  The Ecology Center – a non-profit organization that encourages farming, sustainability and farm to table food – will be expanding its operations…

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LIVING, SJC Living

Dirt Therapy: Sprucing Up The Garden After Summer Heatwaves

By Marianne Taylor  The latest summer heat wave has not only wore me out, it’s clearly worn out my numerous perennials and succulents throughout my…

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