May gardening on the Peninsula: Planting, fertilizing and harvesting
May gardening on the Peninsula focuses on feeding citrus trees, harvesting and preserving late-season fruit, and direct-sowing warm-season vegetables. Gardeners are also encouraged to enjoy fresh-cut flowers and check plant roots carefully when adding new plantings to support strong summer growth.
Buyers now need $1M+ salaries for homes in Peninsula’s priciest cities
A new housing affordability analysis finds that the San Jose metro area remains the nation’s most expensive housing market, with required incomes topping $500,000. In the Midpeninsula’s priciest cities, including Palo Alto and Los Altos, buyers now need seven-figure salaries to afford a typical home, underscoring the region’s widening affordability gap.
New study finds older millennials are now highest-spending homebuyers
Baby boomers may make up the largest generational group of homebuyers nationwide, but older millennials — now roughly ages 36 to 45 — have emerged as the highest-earning, biggest-spending buyers.
Shaping nature: The legacy of trailblazing landscape architect Mary Gordon
Long before computer-generated plans and digital renderings became the norm, Palo Alto landscape architect Mary Gordon drew her gardens by hand — shaping curves with a practiced eye and an instinct for nature that no ruler could replicate. It was a technique she never abandoned.
home and garden
Spotting salt damage: A guide to protecting your Peninsula trees
Much of the Midpeninsula’s soil contains naturally occurring salt, a result of its proximity to…
Neighborhoods
Ladera’s rare Eichlers became early experiments in hillside modernism
Located in the oak-studded foothills near Portola Valley, Ladera is defined by its hills, winding roads and wooded setting — terrain that shaped some of…
Real Estate News
Glass ‘treehouse’ and historic logging-era estate among unique Peninsula homes recently sold (or on the market)
The Midpeninsula has no shortage of seriously unique homes. From a historic modern “treehouse” perched among oaks and redwoods in Palo Alto to a historic…
