Mountain Gardening

Glowing millipedes invade mountain communities

By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer   Ben Price, who is a longtime mountain resident, told the Alpine Mountaineer in a candid Nov. 2 interview that he was taking out the trash one evening when something unusual in the forest caught his eye. “It glowed green, it moved...
Combining a love of art and gardening

Combining a love of art and gardening

Thirteen fruit trees were planted at the Mojave River Trailhead and Route 66 to create the historic Victorville public fruit park at Eva Dell Park. The project was installed with support from the City of Victorville and R.O.O.T. (Revive Our Old Town) in 2018. The...

Native plant sale at Arboretum a quick sellout

Native plant sale at Arboretum a quick sellout

On Saturday, Oct. 15, the Heaps Peak Arboretum held its fall native plant sale to raise funds to help keep the Arboretum running for the remainder of this year. According to an Arboretum volunteer, dozens of prospective customers were already lined up at 7:30 a.m.,...

Heaps Peak native plant sale this weekend

Heaps Peak native plant sale this weekend

By Sean Eshelman Special to The Alpine Mountaineer A new trend has been sweeping the San Bernardino Mountain communities. Rather than filling their yards with grasses and other plants requiring high amounts of water, attention and care, many residents are opting for a...

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