Another in a series of posts to bring you interesting garden-related stories. This week we have links to a few articles we think you’ll like and news about events in Southern California. A Plan to Turn Brooklyn’s Unused Acres Green: This article is about a truly great idea that a group of Brooklyn gardeners called [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Orange County’
Gardening News
Posted in Birds, Food, Garden, Garden to Kitchen, Gardening in California, Gardening in the News, Organic Gardening, Southern California Gardening, Vegetables, tagged Gardening, Gardening in the News, Gardening Workshops, Orange County, Organic Gardening, Small Space Gardening, Southern California Garden Tours, Urban Gardening, Vegetable Garden on May 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday’s Tips – Winter Pruning Roses #2
Posted in Garden, Pruning, Roses, Southern California Gardening, Tuesday's Tips, tagged Climbing Roses, Garden, Gardening, Old Garden Roses, Orange County, Organic Gardening, Rose Pruning, Roses, Standard Roses, Tree Roses, Winter Pruning on January 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week our tips focused on pruning hybrid tea and floribunda roses in coastal Southern California. Today we’ll finish up with tips for pruning Old Garden Roses, shrub roses, standard or tree roses, and climbers. Don’t forget to clean and sharpen your tools before you start — a clean cut is important. Let’s start with [...]
Sunday Zen
Posted in California, Colorado, Flower Photography, Flowers, Garden Photography, High Mountain Gardening, Organic Gardening, Photography, Sunday Zen, tagged Camellia 'Silver Waves', Clematis Jackmanii, Durango, Flowers, Flowers in Snow, Irvine, Orange County on November 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Durango, Colorado Irvine, California
Tuesday’s Tips — Strawberry Jam
Posted in Berries, California, Cooking, Garden, Preserving & Canning, Tuesday's Tips, tagged California, Canning and Preserving Fruit, Canning Recipes, Canning Strawberries, Food, No Pectin Recipe, Orange County, Strawberry Jam on October 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I know, I know, strawberry season is over for most folks, but one of the big perks of living in Southern California is that we enjoy fresh fruit almost year round — even strawberries. The development of the newer day-neutral varieties means that strawberry season has been extended well into the fall in warmer climates [...]
Sunday Zen
Posted in California, Colorado, Flower Photography, Flowers, Garden Photography, Gardening, Herbs, Insects, Ornamentals, Sunday Zen, tagged Ants, Blossoms, Durango, Irvine, Mandevilla, Orange County, Parsley, Southern California on October 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Colorado California
Wordless Wednesday
Posted in California, Colorado, Flower Photography, Ornamentals, Trees, Wordless Wednesday, tagged Blossoms, Dahlia, Dahlia Blossom, Durango, Eucalyptus Buds, Eucalyptus Leaves, Flowers, Irvine, Orange County, Photos, Pink Dahlia on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Colorado California
Can’t Stop!
Posted in Butterfly, California, Flowers, Garden, tagged California, Flowers, Garden, Gardening, Master Gardeners, Monarch Butterfly, Native Plants, Orange County, Pollinators, San Juan Capistrano, Straw Bale House, Tree of LIfe Nursery on March 20, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Besides, it’s highly attractive to Monarch butterflies and it’ll take part shade, which is pretty much all I’ve got. So I took two!
