Halloween wouldn’t be Halloween without a spooky carved pumpkin on your doorstep. While it is always easy to find a pumpkin in the fall it can be a lot of fun for you and your children to...
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Each year for a week in April in California, leading plant breeders, growers, and suppliers showcase their plant varieties and new products. This event is the debut of new plant varieties and...
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I know it is of little comfort to tell you that even the most beautiful of gardens are going to have some insect pests. Whether it is mosquitos, aphids, whiteflies or other little nasty critters...
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I don’t know about you but I seem to have a running list of things I should be doing but I never get around too. Those would have, could have, should have thoughts also extend to that mental...
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We discussed spillers in March and fillers in April and the final article on how to build a great looking container is on the “thrillers”. Thrillers are the “drama queens”...
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Nothing is more unique in the garden or in nature for that matter than the color blue. Plants with “true blue” flowers and leaves are hard to come by and as a result are coveted by...
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If it is one thing that I’ve come to discover over the years is that every fad or trend that falls out of favor eventually seems to return to prominence. Using flowers for cooking purposes...
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Last month we shared an article with you about companion planting with a focus on why certain plants “don’t play well together”. As promised, this month we’re going to focus...
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