The Smarter Gardener – Page 108 – Learn about gardening

‘Naturalizing’ plants that grow like crazy in Southern Cal...

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It does not make sense that a fancy tropical plant grows with weedy abandon despite droughtlike conditions, but the botanical world is full of surprises and spring-blooming amaryllis is one of them.A...

Dog-Proof Ground Cover

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Many neighborhood dogs are destroying our front grass. Do you know any variety of grass or plant we could put down so they won’t find this area attractive? Would prefer not to, but next step is...

Finding new plants at Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks

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I had never been to Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks but was glad, last Sunday, that I visited. It doesn’t take much to make a garden columnist happy. A glimpse of a plant previously unsee...

Cactus Center shares passion for exotic plants

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Last Sunday, I was fortunate to spend a most enjoyable hour at the California Cactus Center in Pasadena, courtesy of Molly Thongthiraj. She and her five sisters operate the center, a cactus and succu...

Pink yarrow stands test of time in evolving garden

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Choosing the right plant for the right place is part art, part science, part experience and part luck. As someone once said, you are always a beginner in the garden and, no matter how many years you ...

Growing in courtyards requires special plants

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Interior courtyard planters, commonly designated as horticultural respites within bleak apartment complexes, or situated between more architecturally minded townhome or condominium units, are a chall...

Certain California natives make worthy winter garden choices

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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...

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