Wildflowers are breathtaking in the spring when they paint the hills with orange California poppies, pink and lavender lupines, white salvias, and golden yarrow. They bloom just in time for migrating butterflies and ever-hungry hummingbirds to feast on their nectar….
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I started a trial for the UC Verde drought tolerant lawn in 2009 to see how it would grow and thrive in my very dry Los Angeles climate. These are the claims made by the developers of the UC Verde…
0 Comments / 2865 View / October 9, 2015
December is a popular month for frankincense and myrrh. Snowflakes start to fall and, suddenly, the legendary gifts from the wise men to baby Jesus as written in Matthew 2:11 are on everyone's lips! It's ironic because many people don't even know…
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Torch cactus flowers are breathtakingly beautiful and a shock to some people when they see them attached to the plant that bears them. Sharp thorns protect the plant from animals, thirsty for the water encapsulated in the succulent body of…
4 Comments / 1116 View / May 6, 2013
I will miss my Mediterranean style garden when I vacation in Maui, Hawaii this week with my family, especially my pepper tree. I’m hoping my tropical destination will help me forget how I am missing my beautiful “stone-ruin garden”…
15 Comments / 794 View / July 9, 2008
Kangaroo paws come in a rainbow of colors and in full and dwarf varieties. The yellow "Kangaroo paw" plants provide an airy and translucent hedge that separates my private "master bedroom retreat garden" from the rest of the backyard. My…
8 Comments / 3040 View / May 30, 2008
UPDATED JAN. 5, 2015 This "Living, Succulent Tapestry Pillow" was designed by Shirley Bovshow and created in less than five minutes! * The video from the Home & Family show is on automatically, if you would like to turn it off,…
9 Comments / 1273 View / April 2, 2008
