A home, a yard, a never-ending adventure

A home, a yard, a never-ending adventure

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By Published On: January 5th, 20260.1 min read

The Great Pretender Euphorbia lathyrus looks cool but dont let those geometric leaves fool youits not the gopher guard it claims to be

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About the Author: Sage Osterfeld

I’m just a guy with nearly an acre of dirt, a nice little mid-century ranch house and a near-perfect climate. But in my mind I’m a landscaper survivalist craftsman chef naturalist with a barbeque the size of a VW and my own cable TV show. I like to write about the stuff I build, grow and see here at Sage's Acre.

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