Italian cypress is a familiar dry garden staple, the deep, bluish green trees growing along border lines as tall screens. They grow up to 60 feet high on single trunks with a thin, round shape. Plants are generally 1-2 feet wide but mature plants can be much wider. All cypresses prefer full sun, but will Read More…
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What’s Blooming In Southern California This April
Wondering what to plant now that will bloom next spring? Here are a few heat-resistant, drought-tolerant ideas for you. All of the plants in my garden are growing on rainfall alone. Umm, OK, when it was 120 degrees last year I may have given them a little extra water, but that was it, really. I Read More…
Violet and Pansy Vintage Floral Art
This design has vintage floral art of colorful yellow, purple, white and blue pansies and violets. You can find it on editable stationery, mailing labels, blank art cards and decor. Related on theGardenPages:Home Grown Tomatoes Gardener Art on Tees, Stickers Do you grow your own tomatoes? Show off your gardening tal…
Home Grown Tomatoes Gardener Art on Tees, Stickers
Do you grow your own tomatoes? Show off your gardening talents with this collection of funny gardener designs reading Ask About My Home Grown Tomatoes on t-shirts, custom canning stickers, gardening aprons, and totes. Related on theGardenPages:Violet and Pansy Vintage Floral Art This design has vintage floral art of colorful yellow, purp…
Plant Profile: Crassula Portulacea or Spoon Jade or ET Fingers or Gollum Jade
Any more names for this jade species? I’ve always appreciated it for the way it looks like coral, sea grass or some exotic undersea plant you’d find waving with the currents in Ariel’s Secret Grotto. Horseshoe or Spoon Jade is also called Gollum Fingers or ET fingers. These plants can take full sun to light Read More…
You Say Aeonium I Say Echeveria Succulent Plant; It Is Blooming For #FloralFriday
Here is an update on the flowing succulents in my garden. My Complete Book of Cactus and Succulents volume is telling me this is an aeonium haworthii and even includes a photo. Most of the aeonium succulents I see have flat leaves and tend to look like a plate on the end of a stick. Read More…
Eureka! California Black Gold In My Back Yard, Compost That Is
Yes, it does exist! I have found it! Compost can be made in California and here’s a giant chunk of that wonderful black gold in my hot little hand. I just dug some of my delicious compost out of the pile. I am getting ready to fill my bin up with a bunch of new Read More…
High tech seed spreader, or spice bottle?
Here’s something you can use as a free seed spreader that’s already in your spice cabinet. This bottle contained Italian Seasoning. The important part is the size of the holes in the plastic screen on top. These are about 1/8 inch in diameter. It’s a great way to scatter seeds in your garden for a Read More…
Toyon: Red and Green California Christmas Holly
This is Toyon, also called California Christmas Berry or Christmas Holly or Heteromeles arbutifolia. These beautiful shrubs are prized for their bright red berries and deep green leaves. This is a fan-tab-ulous alternative to regular Holly (Ilex) when you need something drought-tolerant for your garden AND a little something for the birds and the bees Read More…
Garden Fresh Baked Tomato and Zucchini Recipe with Parmesan Cheese
Is your vegetable garden blessed with an overabundance of fresh tomatoes and zucchini this summer? Here’s a great recipe that uses lots of each. Use your giant zucchini to serve this in either boats or cups for a dramatic touch. Cut large zucchini lengthwise and scoop out the centers to create cups that stand up. Read More…