Holiday Plants Safety

Holidays are a great time of the year and a Holiday Plant is a wonderful gift however it is important to keep your kids and animals safe around them. Taking a walk in the neighborhood or in a garden center you can enjoy the fresh scent of pines, and all the beautiful holiday plants.  These […]

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday Inspiration for your Southern California Garden (Plumeria at Worldwide Exotics – gosh mine’s defoliated!, Cuphea ignea ‘Dave Verity’, Ginkgo biloba leaves) Now is a great time to plant California Natives and many Mediterranean plants, think about how much water they’ll get with El Nino!  If you want to learn more about creating your […]

Best Christmas Song Ever

So I know that I have put my two cents in before about my favorite and the Best Christmas Song EVER, and of course I love Bing Crosby and David Boy doing Little Drummer Boy but I have to share my favorite with you again this year. Yes, I know this has nothing to do […]

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday Inspiration for your Southern California Garden (Agave villmorania, Salvia leucantha, Kalanchoe orgyalis w-echeverria) Add more umph to your garden, think about using a designer to help you create the garden of your dreams.  Give me a call at 661-917-3521 or visit my website and contact me there.

Gardening in December

Gardening in December in Southern California is a real thing.  Many of our out of state friends either think we are crazy or lucky, however you slice it we have chores to do!  Gardening in December may sound like it would be easy, and it can be if you just take a little time to […]

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday Inspiration for your Southern California Garden (Plectranthus barbados, Plectranthus ‘Mona Pink’, Ruellia) If you would like to create a year round garden, consider giving me a call at 661-917-3521 or visit my website and contact me there.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving weekend is a time to reflect on your life and to be not only grateful, but helpful too.  I think Thanksgiving means sharing with others, and giving back. Make some time this weekend (and every week) to stop and sit in silence thinking about what you are thankful for.  I like to go out […]

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday Inspiration for your Southern California Garden (Breakers Iris, Erodium, & Frequent Violet Iris) If you want help making yours a year round garden consider calling me at 661-917-3521 or visit my website and contact me there.  

Wind Protection

Although we usually have high winds in October in Southern California it seems to have continued into November.  Here is some information about Wind Protection and how to protect your plants from the wind. Wind can damage plants in many ways, from snapping small twigs to actually knocking over trees.  If you plants (especially high […]

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday Inspiration for your Southern California Garden I need some words today:  Thank you to all Veterans, America would not be the same without you.   (Heuchera, Duranta Vine, Coral Vine) If you would like to create a beautiful, thoughtful garden consider calling me at 661-917-3521 for design and horticultural support.  You can also […]