SUCCULENTS- besides being drought tolerant and low maintenance are also incredibly popular right now.
Preservation: Architecture and Landscape in San Diego
On my most recent trip, one of the recurring themes, that came to mind throughout the trip, was the legacy of landscaping and architecture from another era.
How to Pot Plants in Containers?
A friend new to gardening asked me for information about how to pot plants in containers. I thought that I would answer her here, so that you and others, could get some basic step-by-step info. Summary: To get started, the main activity is rounding up, or purchasing a container of your choosing; setting out the plants to plant, (single or a multiple plants); having potting soil ready to go; having screen/pottery chard ready to go; having slow release fertilizer ready to go; having a mulch,
Inexpensive Garden Decor Ideas that Will Unleash your Creativity
I had such a lovely weekend working on both early spring pruning and getting my outdoor patio area cleaned up: this was inspired by an early spring. With that, I wanted to share with you, a few easy ideas for kitsch garden decor and also open up the dialogue to how stuff happens in the garden, and that sometimes failure presents some fresh opportunities for change and aha moments…
Hey Plant! Why Are You Still Dormant?
Please get back to me immediately with answers – the mysterious nature of some of my favorite plant friends has left me perplexed. Why, for example, are all of the wine grapes in Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino county dormant today, still, March 8th…
Planting Advice: 2 Important Tips for Success with Succulents in Dry Mediterranean Climate Gardens
I was talking to a friend this past weekend about how when you love working with something, you always have a favorite “du jour. Or at least I do…In the context of plants and planting, I’m focused on using more succulents in design, both in containers and in the ground. It’s not just because they are ‘lifestyle plants.’
Learn What a Hummingbird Wants and How you Can Attract Them
Lately, around sunset, I’ve been seeing the same hummingbird resting on a phone wire that stretches from my apartment building. He is the cutest thing…
Fragrant Tree: Spotlight on Magnolia Doltsopa
Each year right around this time in winter, the early flowering magnolia trees start to captivate – so does, Michelia doltsopa.
Within the past few weeks, I’ve been tripping over myself to get closer & closer to any one of these trees, also known as “Sweet Michelia.”The tree’s flower fragrance is spicy & magical, and it’s so heavily scented that you may just stop dead in your tracks…
What to Do with an Urban Vacant Lot
Nothing like taking a walk with my dog, Roz, on a rainy Sunday morning to let my imagination get the best of me. Here we are checking out all the typical eye candy, and then found ourselves (ok mainly me) staring at the chain link fence enclosing an undeveloped piece of land between two homes…
How do Vines Grow and Climb?
MOTHER NATURE HAS GIVEN VINES, (a.k.a. climbers) preferential treatment! When it comes to their special climbing abilities they get to sit in 1st class, on their journey towards the skies, while their neighboring plant-mates, are sometimes…
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