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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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The canopy of a California sagebrush (Artemisia californica) seen from below against a clear blue sky, slender stems crowded with fine thread-like grey-green leaves.

Issue 03 · September 2026

Issue 03 — September 2026

September in the Bay Area, when the native plants look their worst and the real planting window is still ahead. Plus the hand lens verdict, and the 10× lens everyone recommends came in fourth.
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 04 — October 2026

Soil thermometers come off the bench, and the planting window opens