Sunday, June 27, 2021

Basic Garden Design - Not Only for Beginners

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  Many garden owners are tempted by the displays or by special sales in garden centers and carry home whatever they find attractive. Often o...
Monday, May 10, 2021

Waterwise Flowers, Shrubs, Grasses, and Trees

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  . Years ago when there was a seven-year drought in California, many municipalities offered incentives for starting water-wise gardens. Do ...
Saturday, May 1, 2021

Your First Veggies

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  New to vegetable gardening? Or did you try your hands already on some greens, maybe in containers or among flowers? In any case, it is a l...
Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Introducing one of my Favored Blooms: Japanese Anemone

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Sometime in the past, Anemones were brought from their native China to Japan, where they naturalized in the wild.  There, these lovely fall-...
Friday, March 26, 2021

Spring is in the air! Let Time Stand Still...

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  Time to visit the E.F. Gamble Historic Home & Garden   in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley.  I didn't make it in Spring so far, but I was...
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Gourmet Spring Fruit & Veggies - in Europe

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Embrace the Spring season, enjoy these favorite European spring foods Italy: Try New Veggies In Italian spring markets, you’ll find many f...
Sunday, February 21, 2021

2021 Perennial Plant of the Year

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  ‘Cat’s Pajamas’ Catmint - A Perfect Pop of Color to Any Garden Plant Breeder Proven Winners explains:  "Give it a year or two to matu...
Friday, December 4, 2020

Christmas Planters

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Here are some ideas on how to bring Christmas cheer to your outdoors:  
Tuesday, September 1, 2020

How to Plant, Grow and Harvest Rhubarb

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Rhubarb is a delicious cool-weather veggie and a great addition to any edible garden - even mixed in between flowers in a sunny perennial be...

Mandevilla - Annual or Perennial?

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  Four or five years ago I found this beautiful tropical/subtropical plant  in a nursery. I was immediately smitten by the lush blooms. In t...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Never Ending Work on Lawns

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A lawn is not only a resting place but can also be a lot of work.  Too dry, too many weeds, ecologically questionable: the lawn causes many ...