Looking at the garden in November may dampen enthusiasm for creating bouquets, since many flowering plants have shut down for now and will continue to be bereft of blooms for the next several months....
Autumn is the ideal time to start a garden. This is perfect proof that the gardener’s claim to fame is in manipulating nature, rather than in slavishly following its dictates. The popula...
Since trees should be planted in the fall, and since fall coincides with Halloween, I thought it might be appropriate to mention some of the horrors brought on by incorrect tree planting decisions an...
Q: We are horse owners and ride on the Chatsworth equestrian trails maintained by the city. Several years ago, the city planted oleander bushes along the bridle path. Oleander leaves are highly toxic...
Plants you have never seen before are always a revelation. You experience a sense of reverence and renewal in their presence. Just when you thought you had seen everything, suddenly there is a leaf s...
All year long, people ask about the best time to plant. Slowly, we have learned that beautiful spring gardens have their genesis in the fall. That season has finally arrived – and now is the ti...
“Getting ready for fall” is the mantra that every gardener repeats over and over again at this time of year. In the fall, there is a special aroma of renewal in the air. It is the ...
Not only is the Japanese anemone a reliable perennial bloomer in the fall, it also blooms in the shade, needs little water to grow and has a clumping growth habit, allowing it to gradually spreading ...
When it comes to fall gardens, the triumvirate of pansy, viola and violet cannot be ignored. These closely related plants are designed to bring grace, whimsy and joy into the garden. At your first fa...
For good horticultural reasons, orange, gold and burgundy are fixed prominently in the mind as the colors of fall. These are the colors of Indian corn and the colors assumed by leaves of certa...