Palo Alto couple turns wish list for garden into reality through renovation project
This year's Gamble Garden Spring Tour, on Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27 -- which features five Palo Alto gardens -- will let visitors see how a vast, grassy space can be turned into a series of garden rooms, with plenty of space for child's play, entertaining or just enjoying the California weather. Thursday, 12:51 PM

Home front: Orchard walks; harvest time at community garden
A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including a guided walk of an apricot orchard, volunteer opportunities at a community garden and tips on establishing a low-water garden. Thursday, 12:50 PM

Home sales
A complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula, where Portola Valley recorded the highest home sale at $9.2 million for a five-bedroom house that last sold in 2014 for $10 million. Thursday, 12:53 PM

Local farm teaches residents how to live off the land
Hidden Villa farm in Los Altos Hills is hosting its an annual Homesteading Day later this month to give residents an up-close look at everything from beer brewing and sheep-dog herding to food preservation, backyard chicken care and more. Friday, 1:29 PM

Home front: Rhododendrons sale; affordable housing breaks record
A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including an upcoming plant sale by the American Rhododendron Society, an affordable housing project breaking ground in Redwood City and a chance to see wildflowers up close in Woodside. Friday, 1:29 PM

Tour showcases 53 Peninsula gardens that require minimal maintenance
Dozens of landscapes throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties will be open to the public next month at an annual weekend-long event to encourage residents to be better stewards of the environment. Thursday, 3:35 PM | 1 comments

Home front: High-tech housing discrimination; flower arranging with mom
In this week's Home front column, Facebook faces a housing-discrimination suit from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and a special Mother's Day flower-arranging class. Thursday, 3:35 PM

Guide: How to keep and enjoy only what is meaningful

Home front: Housing-market exodus; Eichlers on exhibit

March building permits

• Palo Alto
• Atherton
• Menlo Park
• Portola Valley
• Woodside
• Mountain View
• Los Altos

• Homeowners and Renters Assistance • Midpeninsula Citizens for Fair Housing • Palo Alto Housing Corporation • Project Sentinel • Silicon Valley Association of Realtors