Three garden resolutions via Red Dirt Ramblings
I seem to be much better at holding to other people’s resolutions instead of my own, so I figure I will piggy-back on a few of my favorite blog’s resolutions Continue Reading
How I use Coffee Grounds In The Garden | Bren Haas via Creative Living with Bren Haas
I use coffee grounds in my gardens, though usually as just green material for my compost bins along with all the other kitchen waste. It is good to see some Continue Reading
Master Gardener: Protecting your home from wildfires and tips for winter gardening via Press Enterprise
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
Dazzling Dahlias – 5 in a series – How to Grow Dahlias via White Flower Farm
Like Dazzling Dahlias on Facebook Dahlias offer flamboyant flowers on lush plants from summer through fall, right up to the first frost. Fully hardy to zone 8, these hybrids of Continue Reading
Captivating Cactus: Time to plant (cactus) via Botanical Bright on TicTok [Video]
Follow Captivating Cactus and Striking Succulents on Facebook Read more on this topic: Video: Montage from visit to the Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society 13th Annual Show and Plant Sale Continue Reading
How To Use A Bulb Auger (And Plant Bulbs In Minutes) via The Impatient Gardener
I wish I had had one of these when I was planting my own bulbs. It is slow going with a trowel in hard soil but this could have made Continue Reading
Elements of a Japanese Garden via FineGardening
The art and craft of the Japanese garden continues to thrive today after well over 1,300 years in Japan and for the last 150 years in various points west and Continue Reading
Your First Garden: What You Need to Know Before You Plant Bulbs via Gardenista
I love garden bulbs and have planted over 150 here in my own garden. They bring me joy each Spring when I am rewarded with lovely flowers for little to Continue Reading
How to Plant, Grow and Care for Dahlias via Midwest Living
A good, general interest story on Dahlias, their care, and propagation. — Douglas Available in thousands (really) of variations, dahlias bloom well into fall—and with just a little Continue Reading
What I’m Reading: The Garden Book of California (1906) – 5 in a series – “…and a good, strong garden scissors and knife for cutting flowers.”
Photo: Eco Warrior Princess “THE best hose, not a half-inch imitation, but a good rubber hose that will carry as large a stream as your water-pipe will yield, is one Continue Reading