Roses, Cocoa Mulch, and Turmeric
In response to a query posed in a recent column regarding favorite rose varieties and their care, I received the following response from Scott Corwin, who gardens in Glendora, and whose roses were bl...
Category Archives: Mulch
Composting
Even though it’s only May, we are about to head into our extended warm season, and it makes sense to think about mulching and composting at this time. By adding compost to the soil when plantin...
Crowning Glory of Tiara Street
A tiara is a crown, and it so happens that California poppies are the crowning glory of Tiara Street in North Hollywood, at least that portion of it that stretches between Bellaire and Goodland avenu...
Mulch
The longer you garden, the more you hate ground cover. Ground cover is a category of spreading plants that includes ivy, iceplant, gazania, pink clover (Polygonum cuspidatum compactum), trailing lant...
All You Need Is Hay
This is the time of year when gardeners may be looking for ways to keep busy. Yet although most plants will not do any significant growing for the next two months at least, there is at least one task...
Soak Soil, Mulch, and Don’t Water Until Spring
There are years when – with evenly spaced rainfall and cool winter temperatures – it is possible to stop watering a Valley garden in early December and completely forget about hoses until...
