This New Year’s Day I have sprouting amaryllis, daffodils and freesia bulbs in the garden. We’ve had a bit of rain in Los Angeles, so there are a few bulbs that take this as their cue to get an early start on spring flowers. I am enchanted by the fragrance of freesias. I pick them Read More…
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Astounding Amaryllis Flowers Blooming in So California August Heat
Amaryllis belladonna are fascinating flowers. They bloom straight out of the bare ground on tall stalks. Their flowers are large and dramatic, shaped like trumpets about four inches long. They smell wonderful and can perfume a room on a hot summer day. They bloom in late summer or early fall. The leaves are on a Read More…
Pink Blooming Aechmea Bromeliad Update
The flowers on my aechmea plant are finally opening. They are on stalks about a foot long coming out of the center of the plant. The flower is about 6 inches wide from tendril to spiky tendril. Aechmeas can be grown in Sunset Zones 22 -24, or (USDA Zone 10 or above or hardy Read More…
Pink Roses, Lavender And Yellow Acacia Flowers For #FloralFriday
I am luck, luck, lucky enough to have a few things blooming in my garden right now, so I’m sharing the floral joy to brighten up your Friday. And two of these flowers are from drought tolerant plants, so take heart my fellow desert dwellers. This is a pretty pink tea rose that grows tall Read More…
Peach Flavored Roses With Raindrops For #FloralFriday
OK, they don’t really taste like peaches, they’re just peachy in color, and they really smell like roses. The rain stopped just long enough for me to take this photo of my blooming rose. It’s peach or salmon colored. I can’t find the tag in the mud so we’ll have to remain in suspense as Read More…
Red And White Striped Roses Blooming for #FloralFriday
This is my favorite rose bush, it is a red and white striped floribunda rose. I can’t find the tag though so I can’t tell you it’s name. I planted it because it reminded me of a beloved Rosa Mundi I left behind at a previous garden. This rose usually gets one large burst of Read More…
Free Trees and Discount Garden or Landscape Equipment for Los Angeles Gardeners
There are a few great deals and information out there for southern California gardeners if you know where to look. I’ve dug up a few cool deals for your garden right now. L.A. city and county both have great information about planting native or other drought tolerant plants, composting, and other ways to save water Read More…
A Thanksgiving Song, a Gardener’s Harvest Poem
Summer is gone, Autumn is here; This is the harvest For all the year. Corn in the crib, Oats in the bin, Wheat is all threshed, Barley drawn in. Apples are barreled, Nuts laid to dry; Frost in the garden Winter is nigh. Father in heaven, Thank thee for all, Winter and Read More…
Plant Profile: Bay Laurel Herb Of The Gods
Bay laurel, or laurus nobilis is a drought tolerant perennial tree native to the Mediterranean region. The fragrant, leathery leaves are dried for use as a cooking herb and in the pantry. Other names for this aromatic plant with deep green leaves are Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel or Roman Laurel. Mature Grecian Laurel trees flower Read More…
How to Grow and Care for Healing Aloe Vera Plants
Aloe Vera, known as the healing plant, is easy to care for indoors or in the garden. It is a drought tolerant succulent plant which grows well in dry shade to part sun. Aloes have bright green stalks that grow up to 1 foot long and up to 2 inches thick They usually have creamy Read More…