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Here in Southern California, we joke about our four seasons: fire, flood, earthquake, and drought. In the fall, otherwise known as fire season, we have hot, dry weather punctuated Continue Reading
Like Dazzling Dahlias on Facebook Dazzling Dahlias – 9 in a series – World’s best dahlias : new creations and old friends / Peacock Dahlia Farms. (1918) Dahlia, at last, Continue Reading
Historical Garden Books: Gardening don’ts by Marion Chappell (1913) – 52 in a series Download in Text, PDF, Single Page JPG, TORRENT from Archive.org * A portion of each sale Continue Reading
Follow Captivating Cactus and Striking Succulents on Facebook Visit Echinopsis subdenudata / fall bloom via Cactus Guy * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs** Many of Continue Reading
There’s a certain satisfaction in autumn chores. When the weather’s right, cleaning gutters, touching up paint, or splitting some firewood can feel less like manual labor and more like a rite Continue Reading
You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars on these lovely bee houses and waterers, but providing some respite for our native bees is a great idea. You might find Continue Reading
Historical Seed Catalogs: Flowers for springtime by Miss Mary E. Martin (1900) – 41 in a series Download in Text, PDF, Single Page JPG, TORRENT from Archive.org THE EDELWEISS.— Continue Reading
Like Dazzling Dahlias on Facebook Dahlia. Mary Altha Nims (American, 1817-1907). Watercolor; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Richard Seymour Bayham 1934.135 * A portion of each sale from Continue Reading
Historical Garden Books: The Gardeners’ chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects (1892) – 51 in a series Annual, bound, editions of each newsletter throughout the Continue Reading
Follow Captivating Cactus and Striking Succulents on Facebook This is an amazing resource of cactus and succulent plants for Zone 9. The infographics lay out each selection with clear photos and Continue Reading