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The Monthly Gardner – February 2013
Tweet This has been an unusually cold and wet winter, which means that while January is the ideal time to prune, February is still a good time to get those shears out and prune what you probably did not do last month. But don’t wait till March, particularly if the weather turns hot and dry. [...]
Continue reading...Sunset Plaza Makeover – Completed
Monday, February 11, 2013
Tweet In August’s “Notes & News,” I introduced you to a “A Sunset Plaza Makeover,” the landscape I was designing and building for an international film produce and his family. In November, I followed up by showing you what was involved in creating the garden’s “Wall of Water.” And now, after eight months, the planning and designing [...]
Continue reading...It’s Nice To Fool Mother Nature – Forcing Bulbs
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Tweet Forcing bulbs to bloom is all about fooling Mother Nature into believing that spring has sprung. It’s not difficult or time consuming and the results can be extraordinary. All it takes is the right bulbs, a glass vase or pot, some rocks, water or potting soil and a few minutes of your time. Forcing [...]
Continue reading...Growing Tomatoes In A Southern California Winter
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Tweet I’ve been asked by several of my clients about the possibility of growing tomatoes during the winter here in Southern California. This is a doable proposition since our climate rarely has frost. For planting instructions and plant selection there are a number of sites on the Internet that will provide you with this information. [...]
Continue reading...Bringing The Outdoors – Indoors
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Tweet One of the joys of living in Southern California is the indoor/outdoor relationship – for much of the year we can enjoy the outdoors almost as easily and with the same level of comfort as we enjoy the indoors. In an attempt to make this a year-round experience, there is a great desire among [...]
Continue reading...Bulb Planting in Southern California
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Tweet When you mention “bulb planting” most people think of tulips and bulbs associated with beautiful pictures of gardens from Holland and other northern climes where bulbs require a period of cold (vernalization) in order to grow and flower. So if you want your garden to reflect these images there will be a certain amount [...]
Continue reading...Water – Water – Everywhere . . . So Where Did It Go?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Tweet You can’t have a beautiful garden if there’s no water to water it with. As I have written here before, and I will repeat again today, WATER IS A FINITE RESOURCE! Without it, not only will our gardens dry up and blow away, but we will as well. This may sound dramatic, but as I [...]
Continue reading...5 Tips For Designing Your Landscape
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tweet If you’ve been thinking about re-doing your back yard, front yard or the whole nine yards, now is a good time to begin formulating a plan. So here are 5 tips to consider. I’ll be along with an additional 5 tips next month 1. Plan What You’re Going To Do Planning is paramount when [...]
Continue reading...Did You Know …Blueberries grow in California (continued)!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Tweet While there are a number of “highbush” blueberry varieties that will do well in Southern California (see my previous blog on Blueberries), the most important thing to remember before you rush to plant, is the soil requirement. Blueberries must have acid soil (ideal pH range for blueberries is 4.2 to 5.2) and most of [...]
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