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Problem-Solving Plants for Hot, Dry, and Hard-to-Water Areas By Earl Nickel Special contributor As a nurseryman of over 30 years, I’m pretty sure I’ve heard just about every garden problem you can imagine. Two of the most common problems gardeners...
Problem-Solving Plants for Hot, Dry, and Hard-to-Water Areas By Earl Nickel Special contributor As a nurseryman of over 30 years, I’m pretty sure I’ve heard just about every garden problem you can imagine. Two of the most common problems gardeners...
Heck Yeah Hellebores: Tough, Beautiful Blooms for the Shade Garden By Earl Nickel Special contributor We gardeners are always looking for something tough and beautiful for shade. But in the never-ending search for the “latest and greatest” we sometimes lose...
Heck Yeah Hellebores: Tough, Beautiful Blooms for the Shade Garden By Earl Nickel Special contributor We gardeners are always looking for something tough and beautiful for shade. But in the never-ending search for the “latest and greatest” we sometimes lose...
Celebrating the Beauty of California Native Wildflowers By Earl Nickel Special contributor As some parts of the California desert are enjoying once-in-a-decade “super blooms”, it reminds me of the joys of our own native wildflowers here in the Bay Area. From...
Celebrating the Beauty of California Native Wildflowers By Earl Nickel Special contributor As some parts of the California desert are enjoying once-in-a-decade “super blooms”, it reminds me of the joys of our own native wildflowers here in the Bay Area. From...
Tour a Vibrant Pollinator Garden with Kate Frey Don’t miss a fantastic opportunity to visit an incredible garden! Our beloved friend, the fabulous and outrageously talented designer Kate Frey and her master builder husband, Ben, will open their vibrant and life-filled...
Tour a Vibrant Pollinator Garden with Kate Frey Don’t miss a fantastic opportunity to visit an incredible garden! Our beloved friend, the fabulous and outrageously talented designer Kate Frey and her master builder husband, Ben, will open their vibrant and life-filled...
By Kate Frey Special Contributor In our summer-dry climate most of us have to water our gardens. The frequency ranges from several times a week in hot inland areas, to once a week in cool coastal areas, or even less...
By Kate Frey Special Contributor In our summer-dry climate most of us have to water our gardens. The frequency ranges from several times a week in hot inland areas, to once a week in cool coastal areas, or even less...
The Buck Stops Here: Say Goodbye to Garden-Munching Deer By Earl NickelSpecial Contributor Gardeners whose yards are often visited by deer face a perplexing problem: how to keep these normally beloved animals from munching all their vegetables and/or ornamental plants....
The Buck Stops Here: Say Goodbye to Garden-Munching Deer By Earl NickelSpecial Contributor Gardeners whose yards are often visited by deer face a perplexing problem: how to keep these normally beloved animals from munching all their vegetables and/or ornamental plants....
