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The Mountain fire torched his nursery and avocados, but it didn’t kill his irises or spirit
3 weeks, 3 days ago

The Mountain fire torched his nursery and avocados, but it didn’t kill his irises or spirit

LA Times  

I’m not going to end 2024 by muttering, “How can it be December? The Greenwood Daylily Nursery’s sheltered sales area last spring, before the Mountain fire, with its old wooden barn floor surrounded by blooming irises and other flowering perennials. eventbrite.com Dec. 13 Wreath Making With California Native Plants, a hands-on workshop from 2 to 4:30 p.m. taught by Maryanne …

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Ten of the best late summer blooms to spruce up your garden
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ten of the best late summer blooms to spruce up your garden

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ The upright sword-like leaves of these herbaceous …

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Just-introduced annuals and perennials add something new to the garden
9 months ago

Just-introduced annuals and perennials add something new to the garden

Associated Press  

It’s a special kind of joy that only a gardener could understand. Ball Seed’s Talavera series comes in unique colors, too, including Pink Tricolor, which sports dramatic deep maroon foliage with toothed yellow margins and hot pink center patterns. With the largest blooms of any of the ice plants -- and a high flower count per plant – the succulent …

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Are these groundcovers tough enough for lawns and gardens in dry climes?
10 months, 1 week ago

Are these groundcovers tough enough for lawns and gardens in dry climes?

Associated Press  

Growing a lush lawn in the desert can feel like a losing battle. It’s no wonder many homeowners gardening in arid climates use gravel instead of plants, or opt for artificial turf for a green front yard. Its yellow flowers bloom on and off from spring through fall in full to part sun, and it has low to moderate water …

Spring Water Plant Garden Desert Lantana Full Sun
8 nostalgic garden flowers worth revisiting for charm, aroma
2 years, 8 months ago

8 nostalgic garden flowers worth revisiting for charm, aroma

Associated Press  

In Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play, “Our Town,” heliotrope flowers connect two sets of characters who gather to inhale their intoxicating scent in the moonlight. Here are eight vintage garden flowers worth revisiting: Four O’Clocks Fragrant white, red, pink, purple, yellow or bi-color trumpet-shaped flowers open daily in late afternoon and bloom from spring through frost in full to part sun. …

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Problem-solving Natives
3 years, 10 months ago

Problem-solving Natives

ABC  

SERIES 32 | Episode 02 Got a tricky spot in the garden? Easy Care Starters Grevillea leiophylla x Grevillea humilis has pink flowers throughout the year and can handle full sun to part shade. There are a few different forms of the Native Rosemary, including the smaller ‘Grey Box’ that grows up to 40cm tall and ‘Smokey’ that is small, …

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No yard? No problem. Help save the world by growing native plants in pots
3 years, 10 months ago

No yard? No problem. Help save the world by growing native plants in pots

LA Times  

Native plants are the new darlings of the landscaping world, which is shifting its focus from ornamentals to building habitat to help hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and other beneficial pollinators find the food they need to survive. If every balcony in L.A. sprouted at least one native plant, “we could create green buildings supporting the entire food chain in a very …

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10 sun-loving houseplants that can take the heat
4 years, 5 months ago

10 sun-loving houseplants that can take the heat

LA Times  

Sunlight is prized in Southern California, where many homes and apartments have floor-to-ceiling windows and French doors that allow us to enjoy indoor-outdoor living. With that in mind, here are 10 that can take the heat: A dwarf Meyer lemon tree can be grown indoors in full sun. Agave geminiflora; Crassula argentea, or jade plant; and Euphorbia obesa, or baseball …

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