Interesting Plant: Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia)
Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia) As a transplant from Ohio in midwestern/eastern America, cactus were very alien to me when I first moved to California. I simply hadn’t had any exposure Continue Reading
I am the epitome of the lazy gardener, but I must place some of the blame on my perennials.…from A Gardener’s Notebook
“Yes, I am probably the epitome of the lazy gardener, but I must place some of the blame on my perennials. They are my enablers. They make it easy to Continue Reading
Garden Inventory: Common Fig (Ficus carica)
Garden Inventory is a series where I begin an inventory of all the plants and trees in my garden. Along with some of my own pictures, I will link to various Continue Reading
Summer in the Garden: Fiskars Garden Tools – Some of my favorites
I am always keeping a eye out for decent products for my own garden — even if they are just for my wish list. Over the course of the next Continue Reading
Noted: Get a Cool Garden Look With Gray and Blue Plants via Houzz
Get a Cool Garden Look With Gray and Blue Plants via Houzz Landscape by Other Metro Photographers David de la Luz We can do a lot with foliage. We can Continue Reading
Subscribed 52: Growing Wisdom with David Epstein
Originally published as part of the “Subscribed” series on my New Media blog and podcast, Careers in New Media Growing Wisdom with David Epstein As a gardener, garden blogger and garden Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Ficus benjamina
Ficus benjamina Far beyond the small office or house trees you often see, my Ficus benjamina are large, dense trees that shade a large portion of my back garden. I Continue Reading
Noted: Great Design Plant: Beavertail Prickly Pear Wows With Color via Houzz
Great Design Plant: Beavertail Prickly Pear Wows With Color via Houzz Other by Phoenix Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers Noelle Johnson Landscape Consulting Take a walk through the desert in Continue Reading
Noted: Movable Wheelbarrow Bench from Improvised Life
Movable Wheelbarrow Bench from Improvised Life Rogier Design the Wheelbench with a built in wheelbarrow wheel. “Moving a bench with two people has always been a chore… This is a Continue Reading
Video: In the garden…July 9, 2014: Potting up the New Basil Cuttings
Potting up the new basil cuttings I showed off last week. Check out what was happening in the garden a year ago: “Naturally Country in Norwalk, Ohio” and “My sister’s Ohio Continue Reading