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Fern foliage is softly bold
Ferns are foliar perennials. They provide neither floral color nor fragrance. They provide neither fruits nor vegetables. With few exceptions, they provide no shade....
Shade imposes limitations on gardening
Home gardens are becoming shadier. Modern homes are taller to fit closer together. Modern fences are taller to compensate. Densely evergreen trees and large...
Forcing early bloom even earlier
Some of the earliest of spring flowers are done blooming. More are just beginning. Then, a few early spring flowers barely qualify as early....
Crop rotation promotes garden efficiency
Maya Angelou likely enjoyed gardening. She said, “In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” That is how the healthiest of ecosystems, including...
Freeze damage requires selective pruning
Pruning at the proper time has been a concern all winter. Dormant pruning was timely as soon as defoliation began. It remains timely almost...
Debris fills gutters during autumn
Autumn foliar color certainly is pretty while it lasts. Although less prominent locally than it is where cooler weather begins earlier, it is an...
Juniper cultivars deserve more consideration
Fads come and go. Many can be good, even if only briefly. A few might be bad enough to later stigmatize the object of...
Cover ground with ground cover
Within the outdoor rooms of home gardens, shade trees are ceilings, shrubs and hedges are walls, and turf and ground cover plants are floors....
Utilitarian garden features are now aesthetic
Gardening is fun. Furthermore, gardens are pretty. Some gardens also produce fruits and vegetables. Not very long ago, production of fruits and vegetables was...
Aquatic plants are all wet
Home gardens and landscapes should be compatible with their respective climates. For local chaparral climates, plants that do not need much watering through the...
