April Showers Bring May Flowers

“April showers bring May flowers” are words whose truth has been amply illustrated this year. Our late rain has brought an abundance of blooms and a massive wave of first roses in May, an...

G-d Withholds Rain to Make Us Pray

Two enormous blessings were bestowed upon Los Angeles this winter and spring. First, the value of real estate appreciated significantly. Second, the rains of El Nino gave incredible life to our plant...

Rain in the Garden

Mild winters have brought so many people to Southern California that there is not enough water – thanks to those same mild winters – to sustain them and their gardens. Were it not for sno...

The Blessing of Rain

Rain is nearly always a blessing in dry climates such as our own. Even the many recent downpours, aside from the inevitable tree damage and slope erosion that accompany such storms, have their positi...