Garden Decor: The Bird sNest Box by All Lovely Stuff
The Bird sNest Box by All Lovely Stuff I love attracting wildlife to my garden and if you are going to attract them, why not house them in style. The Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…April 17, 2013 – Planting sword ferns from friends
“In the garden…” is a series for A Gardener’s Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend’s gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. I plant some sword ferns our friends Continue Reading
Garden Vocabulary: Leaf Arrangement
Leaf Arrangement Leaf arrangement, how leaves are attached to their stems, is an important part of plant identification and classification. When “keying” a plant to further identify it, leaf arrangement Continue Reading
Video: Tip – Creating a Perpetual Garden Calendar Journal using your computer calendar
Use Google Calendar (and others) to create a perpetual garden calendar journal to remind you of what blooms when from year to year. What’s happening in your garden? I’d love Continue Reading
Photo: Nasturtium via Instagram
Read more on this topic: Photo: Pink wildflower via Instagram Photo: Morning Glory from Instagram Photo: Yellow Hibiscus via Instagram Photo: Acanthus in the garden via Instagram Photo: “Bewitched” Rose Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Hosta sieboldiana ‘Dorothy Benedict’
Hosta sieboldiana ‘Dorothy Benedict’ ViaDonna MacKenzie on Pinterest Interesting Plant: Hosta sieboldiana ‘Dorothy Benedict’ Registered by Dorothy’s husband, Dr. Ralph (Herb) Benedict in 1983, this large (26 inches high) hosta Continue Reading
Photo: “Bewitched” Rose via Instagram
Read more on this topic: Photo: “Bewitched” Rose Photo: Rose in the garden today via Instagram Photo: Central decoration by Rose Parade Float Designers Photo: Acanthus in the garden via Continue Reading
Garden Inventory: Aucuba japonioca variegata (Gold Dust Plant)
Garden Inventory: Aucuba japonioca variegata (Gold Dust Plant) Aucuba japonica, commonly called spotted laurel,[1] Japanese laurel,[1] Japanese aucuba[1] or gold dust plant (USA), is a shrub (1-5m) native to rich Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 23 – More propagation, camphor seedlings and germinating Ficus benjamina
Checking in on last week’s rosemary cuttings, showing off some Ficus benjamina seeds and ficus repans cuttings and potting up some camphor tree seedlings. Also, quick up date on all Continue Reading
Photo: Blue and yellow starbursts from the Getty Center Gardens
Read more on this topic: Photos: Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Rancho Mirage, CA Video: In the garden…Sunnylands Center & Gardens in Rancho Mirage, California Photo: Yellow Hibiscus via Instagram Blue Continue Reading