I planted this succulent dish garden about 3-months ago, in mid-February, and wanted to show you how it’s growing in. You can see from the lead photo (and those below) that there is plenty of color, yet nothing is in flower. That’s because some of chosen succulents varieties color-up in the sun, while others will […]
Spotlight on Carex Pansa – Natural Lawn Substitute!
Do you know Carex pansa? If you want to see a nice example of a natural lawn that requires less mowing and water, head over to Tilden Botanical Gardens in Berkeley, CA. It was there that I first knowingly stepped foot upon this California native sedge, which seemed to enjoy having me on it as much as I enjoyed lazing around and walking about on it.
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,
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…
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…
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…
