Friday, February 18, 2022

Chamisa: the Perfect Flowering Shrub for Xeriscaping

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  Years ago, driving through Utah's Canyonland and desert, I saw this attractive, yellow-blooming plant for the first time. Later I spot...
Saturday, February 12, 2022

Plants of Baja California Sur - Part 2

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  Palo Verde Tree Myrtillo Cactus Also known as Bilberry Cactus, Cactus Myrtle, or Blue Candle, this is a large shrubby cactus that can grow...
Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Icy Temperatures: Can it Kill Off Nasty Bugs?

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Before this 2021/2022 winter, we’ve had a few decades of warmer-than-average winter temperatures, allowing some insect populations to explod...
Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Botanical Gardens Around San Francisco

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The Bay Area is in bloom all year round.  So any time you come to San Francisco you will be able to admire nature's best flowers and shr...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Winter Sowing in Six Easy Steps

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  Compulsive gardeners can get quite morose in the dead of winter. It’s one thing to pour over the new seed catalogs, dreaming about how th...
Monday, January 17, 2022

Cold-Stratifying Seeds to Prepare for Spring Planting

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  Want to Start Your Own Flowers this Spring?  Cold-Stratifying Seeds to Prepare for Spring Planting Seed-Specialist Barbara Schaefer explai...
Sunday, December 19, 2021

Plants of Baja California Sur, Mexico & Maybe Your Garden

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  O ver 4,000 plant species and subspecies can be found on the Baja California peninsula with over 600 endemic species. The variety of trees...