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Otherwise, they would not be weeds. By definition, they grow where they are undesirable. Less sustainable vegetation should be less invasive. Also, it should be less resistant to eradication than most familiar weeds are. <a href="https://southvalley.com/sustainable-horticulture/" title="Sustainable Horticulture">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-204140698 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-home-garden"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/safeguarding-homes/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Komodo-Fire-Systems-1.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Komodo-Fire-Systems-1.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Komodo-Fire-Systems-1.jpg?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Komodo-Fire-Systems-1.jpg?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="204140699" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/safeguarding-homes/komodo-fire-systems-1/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Komodo-Fire-Systems-1.jpg?fit=1100%2C512&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1100,512" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Komodo-Fire-Systems-1" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Komodo-Fire-Systems-1.jpg?fit=300%2C140&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Komodo-Fire-Systems-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C477&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/safeguarding-homes/" rel="bookmark">Safeguarding homes</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "https://southvalley.com/author/echalhoub/" class="url" title = "Erik Chalhoub" > <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3d63c69d9d5c5daa05ab6204b52a8b1b?s=250&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3d63c69d9d5c5daa05ab6204b52a8b1b?s=500&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-250 photo' height='250' width='250' /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/echalhoub/" class="url">Erik Chalhoub</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;"></div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/echalhoub/" class="url" title="Erik Chalhoub"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3d63c69d9d5c5daa05ab6204b52a8b1b?s=250&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3d63c69d9d5c5daa05ab6204b52a8b1b?s=500&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-250 photo' height='250' width='250' /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Erik Chalhoub <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/echalhoub/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/passion-for-pasta/">Passion for Pasta</a><span> - August 9, 2021</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/finding-resilience/">Finding Resilience</a><span> - June 18, 2021</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/rising-from-the-ashes/">Rising from the ashes</a><span> - April 9, 2021</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">Shawn Sahbari anticipates a time in the near future when the word “Komodo” is used as a verb. Possible uses include “Have you Komodoed the lawn?” or “Builders Komodoed the home’s sprinkler system.” That verb refers to Sahbari’s growing business, Komodo Fire <a href="https://southvalley.com/safeguarding-homes/" title="Safeguarding homes">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-204140695 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-home-garden"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/kitchen-personalization/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lazy-suzan-designs.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lazy-suzan-designs.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lazy-suzan-designs.jpg?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lazy-suzan-designs.jpg?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="204140696" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/kitchen-personalization/lazy-suzan-designs/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lazy-suzan-designs.jpg?fit=1100%2C733&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1100,733" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="lazy suzan designs" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lazy-suzan-designs.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lazy-suzan-designs.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/kitchen-personalization/" rel="bookmark">Kitchen personalization</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "https://southvalley.com/author/kimewertz/" class="url" title = "Kimberly Ewertz" > <img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-08 at 2.27.14 pm.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Kimberly Ewertz" /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> <ahref="https://www.facebook.com/kimberly.ewertz.3/" title="Facebook" class="abh_facebook" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a></div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/kimewertz/" class="url">Kimberly Ewertz</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Kimberly Ewertz is a freelance writer for South Valley magazine and Gilroy Dispatch.</div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/kimewertz/" class="url" title="Kimberly Ewertz"><img src="https://southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/screen shot 2017-02-08 at 2.27.14 pm.png" class="photo" width="250" alt="Kimberly Ewertz" /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> <ahref="https://www.facebook.com/kimberly.ewertz.3/" title="Facebook" class="abh_facebook" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a></div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Kimberly Ewertz <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/kimewertz/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/kitchen-personalization/">Kitchen personalization</a><span> - March 30, 2021</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/vicki-goicovich-volunteer-extraordinaire/">Vicki Goicovich, volunteer extraordinaire</a><span> - December 9, 2020</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/program-teaches-health-and-stability-for-families/">Program teaches health and stability for families</a><span> - November 6, 2020</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">In today’s world, home delivery is not only a convenience—it’s essential, and Gilroy resident and entrepreneur Ann Marie McCauley of Lazy Suzan Designs has provided that convenience to her clients since 2005. “I felt it would be much lower overhead to do a mobile <a href="https://southvalley.com/kitchen-personalization/" title="Kitchen personalization">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-204140679 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-home-garden"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/growing-vegetables-in-containers/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gardening-February-2021.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gardening-February-2021.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gardening-February-2021.jpg?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gardening-February-2021.jpg?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="204140680" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/growing-vegetables-in-containers/gardening-february-2021/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gardening-February-2021.jpg?fit=1100%2C837&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1100,837" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Gardening-February-2021" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gardening-February-2021.jpg?fit=300%2C228&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gardening-February-2021.jpg?fit=1024%2C779&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/growing-vegetables-in-containers/" rel="bookmark">Growing vegetables in containers</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url" title = "Kate Russell" > <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=250&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=500&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-250 photo' height='250' width='250' /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url">Kate Russell</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Kate Russell is a UCCE Master Gardener in Santa Clara county.</div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url" title="Kate Russell"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=250&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=500&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-250 photo' height='250' width='250' /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Kate Russell <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/growing-vegetables-in-containers/">Growing vegetables in containers</a><span> - February 12, 2021</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/getting-help-in-the-garden/">Getting help in the garden</a><span> - December 9, 2020</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/sunnyvale-spotting-of-asian-gypsy-moths-has-local-gardeners-worried/">Sunnyvale spotting of Asian gypsy moths has local gardeners worried</a><span> - August 14, 2020</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">Radishes, beans, salad greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, garlic and many other edible plants can be grown in containers, given enough sunlight. Without enough light, plants will not produce a harvest. Plants use sunlight, or artificially created sunlight, to create sugars using <a href="https://southvalley.com/growing-vegetables-in-containers/" title="Growing vegetables in containers">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-204140199 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-home-garden"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/getting-help-in-the-garden/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Gardening-December-2020.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Gardening-December-2020.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Gardening-December-2020.jpg?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Gardening-December-2020.jpg?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="204140200" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/getting-help-in-the-garden/gardening-december-2020/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Gardening-December-2020.jpg?fit=1100%2C733&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1100,733" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Gardening December 2020" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Gardening-December-2020.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Gardening-December-2020.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/getting-help-in-the-garden/" rel="bookmark">Getting help in the garden</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url" title = "Kate Russell" > <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=250&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=500&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-250 photo' height='250' width='250' /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url">Kate Russell</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Kate Russell is a UCCE Master Gardener in Santa Clara county.</div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url" title="Kate Russell"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=250&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=500&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-250 photo' height='250' width='250' /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Kate Russell <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/growing-vegetables-in-containers/">Growing vegetables in containers</a><span> - February 12, 2021</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/getting-help-in-the-garden/">Getting help in the garden</a><span> - December 9, 2020</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/sunnyvale-spotting-of-asian-gypsy-moths-has-local-gardeners-worried/">Sunnyvale spotting of Asian gypsy moths has local gardeners worried</a><span> - August 14, 2020</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">Gone are the days of barn raisings and community grain harvests, but that doesn’t mean you have to do all your garden work by yourself.  Let’s face it—gardening is work. It’s work that we enjoy, certainly, but sometimes we need a helping hand. Knowing where to look <a href="https://southvalley.com/getting-help-in-the-garden/" title="Getting help in the garden">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-204137983 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-home-garden"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/sunnyvale-spotting-of-asian-gypsy-moths-has-local-gardeners-worried/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/SVM_BM2033-Gardening.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/SVM_BM2033-Gardening.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/SVM_BM2033-Gardening.jpg?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/SVM_BM2033-Gardening.jpg?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="204137984" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/sunnyvale-spotting-of-asian-gypsy-moths-has-local-gardeners-worried/svm_bm2033-gardening/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/SVM_BM2033-Gardening.jpg?fit=1100%2C729&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1100,729" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="SVM_BM2033-Gardening" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/SVM_BM2033-Gardening.jpg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/SVM_BM2033-Gardening.jpg?fit=1024%2C679&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/sunnyvale-spotting-of-asian-gypsy-moths-has-local-gardeners-worried/" rel="bookmark">Sunnyvale spotting of Asian gypsy moths has local gardeners worried</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url" title = "Kate Russell" > <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=250&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=500&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-250 photo' height='250' width='250' /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url">Kate Russell</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Kate Russell is a UCCE Master Gardener in Santa Clara county.</div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url" title="Kate Russell"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=250&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=500&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-250 photo' height='250' width='250' /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Kate Russell <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/growing-vegetables-in-containers/">Growing vegetables in containers</a><span> - February 12, 2021</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/getting-help-in-the-garden/">Getting help in the garden</a><span> - December 9, 2020</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/sunnyvale-spotting-of-asian-gypsy-moths-has-local-gardeners-worried/">Sunnyvale spotting of Asian gypsy moths has local gardeners worried</a><span> - August 14, 2020</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">Asian gypsy moths have just been spotted in Sunnyvale and officials are worried. You should be, too, because these invasive new pests can fly to the South Valley. A single Asian gypsy moth caterpillar can eat one square foot of foliage in a single day. Fruit and nut trees are <a href="https://southvalley.com/sunnyvale-spotting-of-asian-gypsy-moths-has-local-gardeners-worried/" title="Sunnyvale spotting of Asian gypsy moths has local gardeners worried">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-204137631 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-home-garden"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/evaluate-your-homes-protection-against-embers/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/crews-fire.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/crews-fire.jpg?w=1100&ssl=1 1100w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/crews-fire.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/crews-fire.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&ssl=1 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/crews-fire.jpg?resize=768%2C433&ssl=1 768w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/crews-fire.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="204137632" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/evaluate-your-homes-protection-against-embers/crews-fire/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/crews-fire.jpg?fit=1100%2C620&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1100,620" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="crews fire" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/crews-fire.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/crews-fire.jpg?fit=1024%2C577&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/evaluate-your-homes-protection-against-embers/" rel="bookmark">Evaluate your home’s protection against embers</a></h3> </header> <div class="mh-excerpt">By Dwight Good Editor’s note: The recent wildfires, from Paicines to Morgan Hill, are a somber reminder that we live in a region that is susceptible to these devastating blazes. According to Cal Fire, the number of wildfires and acres burned so far this year in the state have <a href="https://southvalley.com/evaluate-your-homes-protection-against-embers/" title="Evaluate your home’s protection against embers">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-204134865 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-home-garden"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/tips-for-a-tranquil-garden/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tranquil-gardening-tips.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tranquil-gardening-tips.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tranquil-gardening-tips.jpg?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tranquil-gardening-tips.jpg?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="204134866" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/tips-for-a-tranquil-garden/tranquil-gardening-tips/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tranquil-gardening-tips.jpg?fit=1100%2C882&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1100,882" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="tranquil gardening tips" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tranquil-gardening-tips.jpg?fit=300%2C241&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tranquil-gardening-tips.jpg?fit=1024%2C821&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/tips-for-a-tranquil-garden/" rel="bookmark">Tips for a tranquil garden</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url" title = "Kate Russell" > <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=250&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=500&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-250 photo' height='250' width='250' /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url">Kate Russell</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Kate Russell is a UCCE Master Gardener in Santa Clara county.</div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url" title="Kate Russell"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=250&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=500&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-250 photo' height='250' width='250' /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Kate Russell <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/growing-vegetables-in-containers/">Growing vegetables in containers</a><span> - February 12, 2021</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/getting-help-in-the-garden/">Getting help in the garden</a><span> - December 9, 2020</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/sunnyvale-spotting-of-asian-gypsy-moths-has-local-gardeners-worried/">Sunnyvale spotting of Asian gypsy moths has local gardeners worried</a><span> - August 14, 2020</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">Your garden can be a bright, cheery, busy place, or it can provide the tranquility you need after a busy day. Transform your garden into a tranquil refuge with these easy tips: Keep it simple. Get rid of clutter. Remove plants that are not thriving. Use simple decorations. Leave <a href="https://southvalley.com/tips-for-a-tranquil-garden/" title="Tips for a tranquil garden">[...]</a></div> </div> </article><article class="post-204134311 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-home-garden"> <div class="loop-wrap clearfix"> <div class="loop-thumb"> <a href="https://southvalley.com/garden-themes/"> <img width="310" height="174" src="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/garden-theme.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/garden-theme.jpg?resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 310w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/garden-theme.jpg?zoom=2&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 620w, https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/garden-theme.jpg?zoom=3&resize=310%2C174&ssl=1 930w" sizes="(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px" data-attachment-id="204134312" data-permalink="https://southvalley.com/garden-themes/garden-theme/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/garden-theme.jpg?fit=1100%2C684&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1100,684" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="garden theme" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/garden-theme.jpg?fit=300%2C187&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/southvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/garden-theme.jpg?fit=1024%2C637&ssl=1" /> </a> </div> <header class="loop-data"> <h3 class="loop-title"><a href="https://southvalley.com/garden-themes/" rel="bookmark">Garden themes</a></h3> </header> <div class="abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business"><ul class="abh_tabs"> <li class="abh_about abh_active"><a href="#abh_about">Author</a></li> <li class="abh_posts"><a href="#abh_posts">Recent Posts</a></li></ul><div class="abh_tab_content"><section class=" abh_about_tab abh_tab"style="display:block"><div class="abh_image" ><a href = "https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url" title = "Kate Russell" > <img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=250&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=500&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-250 photo' height='250' width='250' /></a > </div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name fn name"style="font-size:14px !important;"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url">Kate Russell</a></div><div class="abh_job" style="font-size:14px !important;"></div><div class="description note abh_description"style="font-size:14px !important;">Kate Russell is a UCCE Master Gardener in Santa Clara county.</div></div> </section><section class="abh_posts_tab abh_tab" ><div class="abh_image"><a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/" class="url" title="Kate Russell"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=250&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d50ea4948fc8326b10b60677529563b1?s=500&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-250 photo' height='250' width='250' /></a></div><div class="abh_social"> </div><div class="abh_text"><div class="abh_name" style="font-size:14px !important;">Latest posts by Kate Russell <span class="abh_allposts">(<a href="https://southvalley.com/author/krussell/">see all</a>)</span></div><div class="abh_description note" ><ul> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/growing-vegetables-in-containers/">Growing vegetables in containers</a><span> - February 12, 2021</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/getting-help-in-the-garden/">Getting help in the garden</a><span> - December 9, 2020</span> </li> <li style="font-size:14px !important;" > <a href="https://southvalley.com/sunnyvale-spotting-of-asian-gypsy-moths-has-local-gardeners-worried/">Sunnyvale spotting of Asian gypsy moths has local gardeners worried</a><span> - August 14, 2020</span> </li></ul></div></div> </section></div> </div><div class="mh-excerpt">Avoid compacting your wet clay soil by staying indoors and planning a themed garden. Traditional garden themes include floral cottage gardens, manicured Renaissance gardens and classic kitchen gardens, with their successive plantings of vegetables, fruits and herbs. 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Homeowners should clear gutters of any debris, make sure their heating system is in top working order, and stock food and other supplies in the event of a power outage. 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