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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 is it just me... Well, in the context of plants and planting, the "du jour" I'm focused on is using more … [Read more]
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; and, I absolutely love that this little hummer is happy in his spot, doing what hummingbirds love … [Read more]
Here on the West Coast and in a lot of the arid west, we're dealing with hotter, drier conditions. So some questions running through the back of your mind may be - what to do with the plants you already have? What are you going to do with your … [Read more]
You may or may not be familiar with ollas, but they're making a comeback, especially with the continuing 'severe' drought in the western US states. People are catching on to the fact that they can maintain a planter or a small garden plot, using a … [Read more]
Each year right around this time in winter, the early flowering magnolia trees start to captivate - so does, Magnolia doltsopa. Within the past few weeks, I've been tripping over myself to get closer & closer to any one of these trees, also … [Read more]
Imagination on fire... 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 … [Read more]
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 put … [Read more]
Another in the series of our super short videos. … [Read more]
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. This … [Read more]
Here's a sizable fern that grows well in USDA Zone 5 - 9. With fronds that grow 3 feet tall by 3 feet wide, the Tassel fern can be grown as an accent plant, or with a community of woodland and shade plant allies. … [Read more]
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