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In the neighborhood…Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia grandiflora, commonly known as the southern magnolia or bull bay, is a tree of the family Magnoliaceae native to the southeastern United States, from Virginia Continue Reading
Straw Bale Sofa I have often used straw bales as seating in my garden, but this takes the concept to an entirely different level. The photo seems to show an Continue Reading
As always, let me know what types of interesting items you would like to see and I will keep an eye out for them especially. — Douglas Garden / Japanese garden Continue Reading
My friend, Keri from Animalbytes, joined my wife and I for a trip to the Southern California Spring Garden Show in Costa Mesa, California last Friday. She has written up Continue Reading
Bolting “Bolting is when agricultural and horticultural crops prematurely produce a flowering stem (or stems) before the crop is harvested, in a natural attempt to produce seeds[1] and hence reproduce. Continue Reading
Frieda, from Frieda’s Garden on YouTube has just posted a host of videos from her day at Fullerton Beautiful’s 2013 Garden Tour. I am working my way through the videos, Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Sedum sarmentosum Via Brenda Draeger on Pinterest Interesting Plant: Sedum sarmentosum Sedum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known Continue Reading
Related posts: Photo: Cactus flowers from SoCal Spring Garden Show 2012 Garden History: Tatham Garden Photo: Agave via Instagram Interesting Plant: Hosta sieboldiana ‘Dorothy Benedict’ Video: 3 short scenes from Continue Reading
I plant some lemon thyme we picked up at the Southern California Spring Garden Show, we check on the frugal lettuce and see why it failed and I fix up Continue Reading
Garden Inventory: Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Ulmus parvifolia, commonly known as the Chinese Elm[1] or Lacebark Elm, is a species native to China, Japan, North Korea and Vietnam.[2] It has been Continue Reading