Looking for some flowering trailers for hanging baskets, containers or the garden? It’s hard to get tired of all the blooms! Take a look a these 3 below. This is a short post but timely as it’s a perfect time to get shopping and planting to get the look you want this season. This lead photo is repeated below. Though it shows blooming roses, and Lantana don’t miss the Geranium incanum,
6 Top Roses at Berkeley Rose Garden and Winter Rose Pruning!
Now you may be wondering, WHY, in the middle of January, I decided to write a post about “favorite roses at the Berkeley Rose Garden” but there is a reason- the main one being, January, is key time for annual rose pruning if you live in a mild Mediterranean climate.
Mop-Head Hydrangeas: 5 of the Best for Summer Blooms!
One of the best plants for summer flowers is the hydrangea. This plant has about 23 species of shrubs, climbers and small trees, and are largely natives of East Asia and both North and South America. In this post I’m going to be talking specifically about ‘the shrub Hydrangea with mop-headed flowers…
Find Out which Pretty Spring Flowering Bulb is Invasive!
W is for Watsonia. I absolutely love this spring blooming bulb. But it has some bad habits. Not all of them. Not all Watsonias. But there is one that can act like the black sheep in the family, and run amok and run crazy.
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…
Annual Flowers: Plant Early for Holiday Color
Holiday time is upon us and festive annual color is due to start popping in. It’s sort of a seasonal ritual.
11 of the Best Flowers for Window Boxes
A few weeks ago, a client asked me what I thought were the best flowers for window boxes… And I’ve got to say, not every flowering plant is a good candidate for a window box. Think about how narrow and petite the typical window box is (often 8 to 12 inches wide and equally shallow) not a lot of room especially if you have roots that want to spread long and grow deep…