Wake Up Your Late Summer Garden
I can relate to this woman – swap out her lush green hillside with California’s crispy brown hills, and the picture would be complete.
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Category: Native Gardens
An Elderflower Cordial from my Elderberry Tree
Today I’m sharing a delicious elderflower cordial recipe, compliments of my elderberry tree. But first, a little info about this magnificent native plant that I
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25 Heat-Loving, Deer-Resistant Perennials for Hot Summer Days
I’m regularly asked by fellow gardeners which heat-loving, deer-resistant perennials truly thrive in hot summer gardens, and which ones survive year after year without constant
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The Fall Garden in NYC’s Little Island
Have any of you heard of the Little Island garden before? Well, I sure hadn’t, so imagine my surprise when I quite literally stumbled upon
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Designing with Ornamental Grasses: How to Use Them in Garden Design
I’ve been designing with ornamental grasses for decades and consider them an indispensable staple not only in my own garden, but in the gardens I
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The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Lawn-Free Garden
Here it is – the ultimate guide to creating a lawn-free garden! Over the past several years, I’ve written a lot about creating a lawn-free
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Lupine Meadow at Lake Tahoe
Every few years, when the conditions are just right, this meadow is filled with thousands and thousands of lupines. I just so happened to be
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The Best Native Plants for Gardens: My Top 30 Picks
Having designed gardens throughout California for decades, I want to share my top 30 native plants for the garden: plants that thrive in a cultivated
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Flowering Quince & Pipevine Swallowtails
It’s almost spring and there’s lots happening in the garden right now, but I have to say the flowering quince and pipevine swallowtails are stealing
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Surprising Sources of Fall Color
This is my favorite time of year, with fall colors at their peak. The towering maples, liquid ambers, and black oak trees are on fire
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Four Seasons of Salvias
Yes, you read that right – I have FOUR seasons of salvias in my garden. Now keep in mind, I live in a temperate zone-9
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Creating Contrast in the garden
Creating contrast in the garden is such an important design principle, I thought it would be helpful to show the many different ways I accomplished
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