Pruning At The Proper Time
UNITED STATES—Motorized hedge shears are the most overused home garden power tools. They are very useful for hedges and similarly shorn shrubbery. The problem...
Ferns Are Splendid Foliar Perennials
UNITED STATES—Ferns are an odd bunch within home gardens. They lack floral color and fragrance. They produce no fruit or vegetables. The few that...
Watering Resumes With Drier Weather
UNITED STATES—Even before the last day of winter on March 20, the weather went summery fast. Not only has there been no rain in...
Flowering Trees For Spring Bloom
UNITED STATES—Fruit trees such as apricot, cherry, peach and plum, bloom about now. Some are already finished, while a few are just beginning. Apple...
Native Species Are Naturally Natural
UNITED STATES—Vegetation has always been here. Wildlands outside of urban development demonstrate that no place is or was without it. Native species lived here...
Weeds Grow Fast Before Spring
UNITED STATES—Vegetables and annuals should be growing well with such pleasantly warming weather. Soon enough and into spring, most should be growing like weeds....
Microclimates Are Different From Climates
UNITED STATES—Climates are regionally prevalent patterns of weather. The climate here is a chaparral or Mediterranean climate. It is characterized by warm and arid...
Warm Season Vegetables Are Next
UNITED STATES—Warm season annuals know what time it is. Although it is still too early for many to move directly into gardens, a few...
Warm Season Annuals Are Next
UNITED STATES—Cool season annuals will probably finish sooner than they typically do this season. They do not enjoy the unseasonably but pleasantly warm and...
Summer Bulbs Can Start Now
UNITED STATES—Spring bulbs go into their gardens through autumn because they enjoy the chill of winter. Summer bulbs do not. They instead prefer to...