PlantingAnnuals. Nurseries offer cool-season color (calendula, English daisy, pansy, snapdragon, stock, sweet alyssum, viola), as well as summer annuals (impatiens, marigolds, petunias, portulaca, zinnias).Cool-seas
Turning bare earth into beauty
Mel Monsens garden is to vegetables what the perfect closet is to clothes: everything has its place. Vegetables grow in neat raised beds by kind ― tomatoes in one bed, green beans in another, pumpkins in yet another
Youre faced with a horrid-looking formal hedge. Perhaps its a tangled thicket looming over your head; perhaps its spindly and full of bare wood. What to do now? Before you resort to the Herculean task of digging the
Planting tips for the Southwest
FLOWER BEDS AND GROUNDCOVERS1. About two weeks before planting, spread 3 inches of organic matter such as compost or well-rotted manure over garden beds.2. Dig amendments into the soil, mixing well to a depth of 8 t
Your garden soil is like your bank account: In the long run, you cant afford to withdraw more than you deposit. Whenever you harvest fruits, vegetables, or flowers, youre making withdrawals. Whenever you dig amendm
Irrigate plants to the correct depth
Apply enough water to wet the entire root zone and to encourage deep rooting. Deeper roots are better able to withstand periods of drought; shallow watering, on the other hand, leads to shallow roots and plants that
Imagine a garden that pumps out gorgeous blooms over a long season. All the flower colors youve ever dreamed of are here - red, yellow, and apricot roses, orange and purple dahlias, candy pink phlox, blue catmint, l
Gorgeous fall gardens peak after everything else burns out ― and before the dark days of winter arrive. Maybe thats why we love them so much, and why garden designer Stacie Crooks puts so much effort into her own fa
Some plants just seem to be made for each other. You put them together and watch the sparks fly. Maybe its the sizzle of complementary colors or a dazzling mixture of form and texture. April is a great time to play
Southern California July checklist
SHOPPINGGet rotating nozzles Replace your current sprinkler heads with more efficient rotating nozzles, and you can reduce your water consumption by at least 20 percent. Your local water provider may even offer a re
Though hidden below ground and often ignored by gardeners, roots are vital to a plants survival and growth. They absorb water and nutrients and help transport them throughout the plant; they store food for future us
SIZE: 4 by 12 feetTIME: 2 days to plant, plus prepCOST: $175Shoulder-to-shoulder planting in double-dug soil delivers more food per square foot than any system weve ever used. Roots grow down instead of out, so you
Tent caterpillars form huge, weblike nests in many trees and shrubs. They venture out during the day to feed,then return to their nests each night. Bad infestations can defoliate entire trees.The most effective cont
Recognizing insects and related creatures
Its easy to recognize larger pests, such as deer and rabbits--but its not so simple with the smaller ones. Theyre often too tiny or too fast-moving to be easily seen, and they tend to conceal themselves well. Someti
Southern California: Water-wise ideas
If youre revamping an existing garden or creating a new one, a visit to the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College is a must. This 4-acre public garden in El Cajon comes into peak bloom in May. Designed with
Few plants can brighten a tired corner like the tough perennials pictured here.All thrive in summer heat and bloom nearly nonstop into fall if you keep the spent flowers picked.Starting in June, youll find the plant
PLANTING Order camass. This little-known member of the lily family bears starlike flowers on 1- to 4-foot-tall spikes. Hardy in Sunset climate zones 1-3, camass bulbs require constant moisture and full sun in the
New catalog for Western gardeners
Its a plantaholics dream: 2½ acres of rare botanical treasures at Annies Annuals & Perennials nursery in Richmond, California. Now gardeners can mail-order these prized plants from the nurserys new spring and su
Fall is the best time to install lawn from sod, because grass roots have an easier time getting established during cool weather. Pick up sod (or have it delivered) in the morning and start installation right away to
Both adult beetles and larvae feed voraciously on foliage of vegetables and flowers such as potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, and nicotiana. They hatch from clusters of bright yellow eggs laid on leaf underside
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