Pansies Main Subject of Winter Flower Beds
A multicolored flower bed is the horticultural antidote of choice to the dull gray skies of December. Snapdragons not only are flowers for fall and winter but also distinctive annuals that will last ...
Category Archives: Winter Gardens
Ornamental Winter Berries
The approach of winter stimulates an interest in botanical appendages that would merit little attention in warmer seasons. At this time of year, just because most plants have ceased flowering does no...
Pot Marigolds Good for Your Skin
“Herbal Remedy Gardens” (G Books, 1999) is a book that any gardener, whatever novice or expert, would treasure as a holiday gift. While author Dorie Byers addresses the subject of herb ga...
Cold Weather Gardening
Even in subtropical Los Angeles, there is a down time for plants. Despite balmy late-November weather, the shortened days and colder nights signal to plants that dormancy is at hand. For the next eig...
Guilt Free Winter Gardens
Gardeners may take more delight in winter than in spring. Spring is a time of running back and forth, of hectic weekends at the nursery, of frenzied planning and planting, as you determine that this ...
Glorious Ornamental Kale
If you want to see constant color in your garden during the remainder of the fall and throughout the winter, consider planting ornamental cabbage and ornamental kale. Unlike pansies (prone to fungi t...
Certain California natives make worthy winter garden choices
Although most California natives do not start blooming for another month or so, there are some species whose foliage alone makes them worthy garden choices, especially during fall and winter when lea...
