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A monthly letter from the Guild

The Window Box

A monthly letter from the Guild. What to do this month in the Bay Area, the pieces from the site worth your time, what we're testing in the Workshop, and one plate worth looking at. Free. First Monday of every month.

This month's scope: Bay Area. Other regions are a planned future expansion.

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Past issues

Pink-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) in bloom, drooping clusters of pink flowers against fresh green lobed leaves.

Issue 02 · August 2026

Issue 02 — August 2026

Late August in the Bay Area, when the summer garden peaks and the fall garden starts. Plus a twelve-entry native season closes out.
California fuchsia (Epilobium canum) in early bloom, slender red tubular flowers backlit against gray-green foliage in a naturalistic outdoor setting.

Issue 01 · July 2026

Issue 01 — July 2026

Five things worth doing in the Bay Area garden in July, plus the Workshop opens with a hand lens test.

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Issue 03 — September 2026

The Workshop's first verdict on hand lenses, plus fall planting gets underway