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Super El Niño 2026–27: How to Prep Your San Francisco or Marin Yard Before the Big Storms

Heavy rain on a Victorian home and garden, with water spilling off the roof onto a flagstone path lined with ferns

The ocean is sending a clear signal. On October 8, 2026, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center reported that El Niño is still strengthening, with a strong-to-very-strong event likely through early 2027 and high odds of a historic one (NOAA CPC). For San Francisco and Marin homeowners, that makes this fall the time for El Niño yard…

Winter Garden Reset in San Francisco & Marin: Pruning, Cleanup, and Storm-Proofing (Without Overdoing It)

By Bret de Zordo

Winter in the Bay Area is a funny season. We don’t get “true winter” the way other places do—but we do get wind events, saturated soil, surprise warm spells, and that one storm that drops branches in exactly the spot you walk every day. And because San Francisco and Marin are basically a patchwork quilt…