Colorful Foliage Regardless Of Bloom
UNITED STATES—Home gardens display more floral color now than at any other time of year. So much is in bloom. So much more is...
Succulents Within Average Home Gardens
UNITED STATES—All cacti are succulents. So are all agaves. Technically, yuccas are too, even though they are no more succulent than palm trees. Perhaps...
Palm Trees Within Home Gardens
UNITED STATES—Trees conform to an overly vague definition. Most simply, they are substantial and woody perennial plants with tall trunks and branches. Yet, several...
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...