The Curse of Asparagus Fern
Two weeks ago, I suggested drought tolerant asparagus fern (Asparagus sprengeri) as a possible ground cover for somewhat shady slopes. I cautioned that it is “an extremely aggressive plant” and that...
Category Archives: Slope Planting
Planting on Slopes
Slopes. All over the greater Los Angeles area, from Santa Clarita to the Anaheim Hills, from San Bernardino to Santa Barbara, you have them. Slopes. I do not envy people with slopes. Aside from th...
Slope Planting, Plumeria Pruning
We moved to a new house in Castaic twenty-seven years ago. There is a steep slope in back. It requires a combination of trees, bushes and ground cover to keep the soil in place. We have sprinklers ...
Cruel Plant & Slope Planting
Adjacent to the Veteran Affairs complex in West Los Angeles, there is a parrot sanctuary, and opposite this parrot sanctuary there is a vine, and upon this vine there are flowers, and these flowers a...
Planting A Slope
You can grow just about anything in our part of the world, and Helen Amritraj’s plantings on a quiet street in Calabasas provide a clear demonstration of this sublime horticultural truth. Up and down...
Purple Paradise
Q: We just bought a house at the base of a hillside. The back yard is one-third grassy lawn bordered by privacy bushes; beyond that is a hillside covered with shrubs and moderate-size trees. Steps le...
Silverberrry: Abe Lincoln of Plants
Imagine a plant that produces fragrant flowers and edible fruit, grows in sun or shade, tolerates heat, wind and ocean spray, requires a scant amount of water and never needs to be fertilized. As if ...
