Check out Tanaka Farms!

Tanaka Farms

Pumpkins are popping so come out to Tanaka Farms Pumpkin Patch. Opening this Saturday, October 1st with wagon rides, petting zoo, corn maze, U-Pick vegetable patch, pumpkin cannon, games, face painting, and of course pick your pumpkin right off the vine. Come early for the best pumpkins. Open daily 9am-6pm. See you at the farm.

Victory Gardens

Planting a 'Victory Garden" as our grandmothers called them, is an easy thing to do to help end hunger and to offer your family healthy food.
Join us on OCTOBER 5TH for Growing your own Herbs and Vegetables workshop listed under events!

Click the link to register.

10 Ideas for Fall- October in the Garden

10 Ideas for Fall- October in the Garden

Saturday, October 8, 2011, 7:00 PM

Black Eyed Susans
24125 Pandora Street Lake Forest, CA 92630


Pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins... what to do with all those pumpkins. We will share cooking and craft ideas for your pumpkins as well as how to prep your Garden for the Fall/ Winter season.

Explore what to grow for harvesting through the winter months and what flowers and plants that come into their peak before everything takes a winter rest.

Reserve your space now by clicking the title link to register on Meetup.com or register on the Black Eyes Susan's Facebook page events.

Cost will be $10.00

Growing your own Herbs and Vegetables

Growing your own Herbs and Vegetables


Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 7:00 PM


We all love locally grown organic vegetables and herbs. With Black Eyed Susan's help you can grow your own! Don’t have much space? No problem! Many edibles are so beautiful that they can be incorporated right into ornamental beds. Join us for an exciting and informative foray into the world of ornamental edible plants.

We will teach you the secrets of success for growing the healthiest, most delicious Fall herbs and vegetables right in your flower beds. From soil preparation to harvesting, we will guide you through every step of the process. So what once may have seemed daunting will now seem simple. Stop buying your produce and herbs at the market, and start growing them in your own garden.

Good for the environment and good for your health, growing and eating organic seasonal herbs and vegetables can become part of your daily lifestyle. Reserve your space now.

Cost will be $10.00

Farmers Markets

Just want to encourage everyone to go to a Farmer's Market or join us on our upcoming field trip in November to start buying locally grown food that is healthy for you and our economy.

If you click the tile you can see photos I posted on Facebook of our Laguna Hills Market.

Tanaka Farms - LocalHarvest

Tanaka Farms - LocalHarvest

If you are looking for a place to find some really fresh organic fruits and vegetables here is a great weekend thing to do.

Local Harvest- Canning tomatoes

If you haven't tried canning things , it's very easy and I do it as I go. This morning I harvested 25 medium tomatoes and made 4 quarts of canned tomatoes for chili's, salsa, spaghetti sauce etc. Took me 15 minutes to bring tomatoes and water to a boil in a 6 quart pan and 5 more minutes to fill hot jars with 1 tsp salt and tomatoes put lids on tight and thats it. The tomatoes self seal the lids as they cool down on my sink.

Click the title to link to an Article from Local Harvest regarding Canning.

Getting your backyard certified by NWF

Certify Your Wildlife Garden
Whether you have an apartment balcony or a 20-acre farm, you can create a garden that attracts beautiful wildlife and helps restore habitat in commercial and residential areas.

By providing food, water, cover and a place for wildlife to raise their young, you not only help wildlife, but you also qualify to become an official Certified Wildlife Habitat™ and join the nearly 140,000 sites across the country.

Black Eyed Susans Workshops and Events Sign ups

Here is a link to sign up for up coming workshops and events . Click the title to go to the meetup.com website

You can sign up through Meetup.com or through Facebook events. Hope to see you all in the future

Black Eyes Susan's Launch Party

Thanks Everyone for a wonderful turnout and night. I am so excited for the future and have great plans for what we can learn together. I will continue to train and grow so I can share my passion with all of you!

Front porch ideas for Fall

Check out the great ideas from BHG for decorating your front porch for Fall.

Fall Fruits and Vegetables

Home Made Simple
What fall fruits and veggies do you look forward to most? Get tips for buying, storing and pairing apples:

Bee's in your garden

Bee's are essential in a garden. Lavender is one of their favorite flowers and they are drought tolerant and easy to grow

The Honeybee Conservancy » Plant a Bee Garden
thehoneybeeconservancy.org
More and more gardeners are anxious to do their part to help the bees by adding to the shrinking inventory of flower-rich habitat in their area. In return, the bees will pollinate your flowers, providing a bountiful harvest of fruits, seeds and vegetables as well as the joy of watching them up close...

This weeks harvest 9-18-2011

The harvest today. Habaneros, jalapeños, bell peppers, 2 kinds of eggplant and lots is tomatoes and tomatillos. Mesculan lettuce and cucumbers still to pick. Yikes

Autumn in the Garden Workshop

Autumn in the Garden and Home

Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 7:00 PM -9:00 PM


Black Eyed Susans
24125 Pandora Street Lake Forest, CA 92630

Come be inspired by and learn about Black Eyes Susan's and what we have planned for the future.

Welcome to the Garden

Come discover our secrets from the Garden...

Black Eyes Susan's offers garden & landscape design, creative workshops and custom consulting that will inspire you to create you own 'nature’ space no matter if you have a window or an entire yard. We will share seasonal ideas and classes to promote organic, healthy, sustainable agriculture & living.

From herb-filled window gardens to landscaping with locally-flourishing native plants, sharing ideas for home decoration, cooking and crafts... all from your own garden & the nature around you. Join us at Black Eyed Susan's as we discover ways to grow your own vegetables and herbs as well as use the plants around you for decorations and crafts.