Native Plants 101
What to Know About Starting Your First Native Plant Garden
Girasole SonomaSave Photo Without food for the young, there would be no butterflies, moths or bees. Here, a monarch caterpillar enjoys milkweed (Asclepias spp., zones 3 to 9 depending on species). 4. Pollinators Need More Than Just Flowers Without foliage to eat, many youngsters and…
Pros Share Their Top Plant Picks for a Low-Maintenance Yard
Urban Oasis Landscape DesignSave Photo 8. Deborah Gliksman, Urban Oasis Landscape Design, Los Angeles Focus on natives. Some of Deborah Gliksman’s favorite shrubs from California are the tall ‘Dark Star’ ceanothus (Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’, zones 8 to 10) and the smaller ‘Valley Violet’ ceanothus (Ceanothus…
growing avocado plant in terracotta planter
Avocado Plant Propagation (from a pit)
I’ve been experimenting with avocado plant propagation. Here’s what I’ve learned in the last year from growing avocado pits into actually plants that will eventually fruit. Avocados are one of the few green things my six year old will happily eat. And I would eat…
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