‘Mr. Lincoln’ Hybrid Tea Rose I absolutely love roses. In fact, at one time I had over 40 different roses growing in my garden. I planted them all myself (well, with my husband’s help). My love for roses is one of the things that pushed me into getting degree in horticulture. That was when we […]
There comes a time every Christmas season, when all the gifts and bought and wrapped (I finished up my last knitting gift today 🙂 I have finally finished baking for Christmas, – Toffee Bars – that I make every year at Christmas – Sugar Cookies frosted with vanilla candy melts and a Peppermint Hershey’s Kiss […]
With all of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it as a blessing that our desert gardens need little, if any attention during this month, letting us have more time for all of our numerous holiday activities. I realize it is hard to believe that in our year-round gardening climate, that not having […]
I came upon a hidden garden while I was visiting a charming little town in Wales. Actually this town, Llantwrtyd Wells, (population 700), is the smallest town in Great Britain. I can’t pronounce the name correctly, my Gaelic is rather rusty – or I should say non-existent, but this tiny town is a special place […]
As I write this, it is raining outside. I love the rain. I always have, even as a young girl growing up in Southern California. I especially like the thought of all the rain falling on my vegetable garden. If you look closely, you might notice something growing that usually doesn’t belong in a winter […]
My family has a tradition of gathering together at Costco (of all places) for dinner once a month. (For those of you who don’t know what Costco is – it is a lot like Sam’s Club). You see, we all love Costco and their pizza is pretty good. So, my mother, sisters, brother and their […]
Last time we visited together, I was “talking” about having to plant shrubs around our church along with a boy scout who was working on his community hours for his next badge. As I promised, here is ‘part two’ where we planted six 15-gallon trees together. Before we planted the 15-gallon trees, I was asked […]
A few months ago, I was asked to help re-design part of our church’s parking lot landscape. There was nothing really wrong with it except for some old plants and some dying Chinese Elm trees. So, I created a design that switched out the dying Chinese Elm trees, which don’t do all that well in […]
Usually when I am called to a help out a homeowner with their landscape, it is because they are having a problem with their plants, or sometimes they are new to the desert and want to learn how to garden in our dry climate. Last week, I visited a homeowner who had some questions about […]
There is a gardening task that I both enjoy and dread when I have to do it twice every year. Now, I am not only doing it for myself, but also for my mother-in-law. So what it is this task? The seasonal task of changing out flowering annuals or in this case perennials, that are […]
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