Looking for some different veggies to grow? Try these new seed varieties! I received a very fun surprise from the Burpee seed company last November: an Advent Calendar full of seeds! For a passionate gardener, there’s no better gift than new varieties of seed. It was great fun to count down the days until Christmas […]
How to Create a Stunning Wildflower Garden Anywhere
Seed ‘bombs’ are fun to make, share, and sow! January rains bring prime conditions for wildflowers like California poppies to germinate, grow and thrive. A fun project for a rainy day for kids and grownups alike is to make seed ‘bombs’: portable, easy to sow spheres of wildflower seeds and planting mix. Make up a […]
What to Do in the Garden: October
October: The busiest month in the garden! While my October garden is not very attractive after the long hot days of August and September, it’s my favorite time of year to be out working in the garden. October is a month of garden renewal, of visions of the glorious blooms to come in late winter and […]
What to Do in the Garden: September
Get Ready for the Cool Season During the hot days of September, it’s tough to imagine that the cool season is only a few weeks away! But starting in the second half of the month it’s time to plant cool season plants and get ready for one of the busiest planting months in southern California: October! Here’s […]
What to Do in the Garden: August
Enjoy the Fruits of Your Labors! The long hot days of August are not my favorite for doing a lot of work in the garden! But I sure enjoy eating all the good things out there! Once I take care of the harvesting, watering, and minimal maintenance, off I go to a shady corner with […]
Who Else Wants Non Stop Summer Flowers?
Continuous blooms, loves heat, pest resistant! Nicotiana Aztec are the longest blooming, pest and disease free summer flowers I have ever grown! I started it from seed donated by Seeds of Change to a public garden where I volunteer (the Farm + Food Lab in Irvine, CA). But that was a couple of years ago and […]
What to Do in the Garden: May
Get Ready for Summer! The May garden is a beautiful sight to behold: flowers blooming, veggies growing, and lots of green growth on trees and shrubs. But the hot weather of summer is right around the corner and May is a great time to plant heat lovers and get the garden ready for those hot […]
Growing Vegetables: Top 5 Summer Favorites
Growing Tomatoes, Peppers, and Squash, Oh My! Growing vegetables in your own backyard is the best way to get that vine ripened peak of flavor taste that you just can’t find in store bought produce. If you grew ‘cool season’ veggies over the winter and early spring, it’s time now to switch to ‘warm season’ […]