Plant Profile: California Lilac (Ceanothus tomentosus)
California lilac is a beautiful sight in spring when it is covered with blue blooms and the rest of the year its evergreen foliage provides texture and interest with its…
California lilac is a beautiful sight in spring when it is covered with blue blooms and the rest of the year its evergreen foliage provides texture and interest with its…
This nifty pocket-sized book of Barbara W. Ellis takes a novel approach to presenting gardening facts. Instead of describing the step by step procedures for vegetable gardening she presents the…
An annual or biennial, prickly lettuce is a native of Eurasia but found throughout the United States. It prefers a sunny site with mesic to dry soil, and is especially…
For an unusually fruiting tree, try Calamondin. It is a natural hybrid between a sour mandarin and a kumquat, originally from China but cultivated outdoors in Hawaii, Florida, southern Texas…
As a general rule there should be very little pruning required if you selected the right tree or shrub for the place it was planted. Unfortunately this is not always…
A native Iran and Iraq, the pomegranate is a deciduous tree or shrub that has been grown since ancient times and is widely cultivated for the juicy seeds of its…
Don’t like weeds? Perhaps you need an attitude adjustment and Pamela Jones’ book Just Weeds is just the thing to help you. Jones does not regard weeds as the scourge…
A native of Europe, spiny sow thistle is a common annual weed throughout the United States. It thrives in sun and can be found in gardens, lawns, pastures, and waste…
Grown in China for over 2000 years, the persimmon is a popular small deciduous tree grown in California for its sweet fruit and beautiful fall coloration. There are two types…
The title of this post is misleading; Caesar and his friends lived decades before the birth of Christ so could not have celebrated it. But they did celebrate a festival…