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…
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’: Why Grow this Popular Border Stonecrop
Are you a huge fan of Sedum x ‘Autumn Joy’? For the past decade I’ve found every reason to use this plant, with no doubt or second guessing how well it will perform each year, or how much I will love seeing it change with the seasons…
Tassel Fern: Polystichum pilyblepharum
Here’s a sizable fern that grows well in USDA Zone 5 – 9. With fronds that grow 3 feet tall by 3 feet wide, Tassel fern can be grown as an accent plant, or with a community of woodland and shade plant allies.
Pollarding: Tree Pruning
It’s winter, and an important time for tree pruning and the pollarding of deciduous trees. If you haven’t heard of pollarding, the Royal Horticultural Society calls it…
5 Tropical House Plants that are Easy to Grow!
Tropical house plants come in shapes and sizes. In general, most prefer medium light, moderately moist soil and home temperatures between 55 – 80 degrees F.
On that note, below are 5 that I absolutely love! Chosen first and foremost because they are very easy to grow…
Winter Hike: Nature Speaks!
What do you do during the quietest days of winter to enjoy nature and the outdoors?
I had a really nice hike the other day… Though it was cold outside, (no snow or flooded ground) there was nothing but clear skies and clear footing, making it a very delightful day to amble about and enjoy.
Lemon Button Fern: Nephrolepis Cordifolia ‘Duffy’
Here’s a small fern you can use in a number of ways for greenery, texture and evergreen beauty throughout the year.
The Lemon Button Fern grows 1 foot high by 1 foot wide. It can be grown as a house plant, preferring bright…
3 Blue Ground Covers for a Bank or Hillside you Will Love!
I really ENJOY seeing and using plants to solve a problem, or to play a role in design. While garden plants have ornamental value, you can see directly in nature, that the ecosystem of different plant types like trees, shrubs, and ground covers play an important part of the whole…
Winter: Festive Plants for Holiday Time and Beyond
I took a drive last weekend to Half Moon Bay Nursery in Half Moon Bay, California; and took some photos {and shopped :-)} of some of their beautifully containerized plantings. Some are for sale as hanging arrangements, others are in terracotta pots and my favorite:
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