Great Plant for Part Shade Many of us have small yards or no yards, just a patio or balcony, and not a lot of sunlight. While this might not be great for growing veggies, we can have lots of colorful flowers if we know which ones to plant. Fuchsias are one of my favorites. The […]
What To Do in the Garden: December
Plant California Poppies December is such a busy time of year, most of us can’t get out in the garden much. But if you can find just a little time, and have a bit of open space in your garden, now is a good time to sow seeds of our stunning state flower for a glorious show in […]
California Poppies
It’s that California Poppy time of year in Southern California!
Fall Bloomers!
This is the time of year when my garden is looking a little (or a lot!) tired from the heat of summer and the end of the life cycle for the summer annuals. So the last few years I’ve tried to add blooming plants that hit their peak in the fall! Best of all, these […]
Favorite June Flower: Shasta Daisy
Got Cut Flowers? Shasta Daisy One of my all time favorite cut flowers are Shasta daisies. They are perennial, super disease and pest resistant, and the clumps get bigger each year. They also tend to self sow, which I love as each year there are more plants and, therefore, more flowers to cut. In the […]
Favorite August Flowers: Rudbeckia
Rudbeckia, also known as ‘Gloriosa Daisy’ or ‘Black-Eyed Susan’, is just ‘glorious’ in my garden right now. Thanks to its generous habit of self-sowing, there are bright yellow/orange patches of color throughout the flower beds. They also provide bright spots of color in the house as they make great cut flowers with their long stems […]
Favorite July Flowers: Crocosmia
I recently hosted a potluck for Master Gardeners at my home (talk about peer pressure!) and the most asked about flowers in the garden were the crocosmia. The variety I grow is ‘Lucifer’ which is bright red, blooms in July and reaches a height of about 4′. They are especially striking planted toward the rear […]
Favorite July Flowers: Dahlia
I love to bring cut flowers into the house and dahlias provide a beautiful supply all summer. In my southern California garden, the dahlias return every year from their slumbering underground tubers. The foliage first pokes through the soil in late spring with the first flowers appearing in late June/early July. And spectacular flowers they […]