Saturday, March 26, 2022

Steps to Easy, Automated Garden Watering

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  The best time to water the garden in the summer is in the morning between four and six o'clock. At this time the soil is well cooled d...
Saturday, March 19, 2022

Easy Composting the Right Way

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  Approximately 92% of household food waste still goes directly to landfills, where it anaerobically decomposes, expelling methane – a green...
Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Creating Habitat for Pollinators

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  Seed and plant specialist Barbara Schaefer explains in her blog how to make a habitat for pollinators - using the example of the sweat bee...
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...