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After spring, consider these blooms for the garden.

April 12, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Flowers, Garden

If you think bulbs and recall only the hardy spring-flowering daffodils and tulips, your garden is missing the wonderful colors and fragrances of the tender summer-flowering species, from Achimenes to Zantedeschia. Achimenes are commonly called orchid pansies. They like shade, are great hanging basket plants and like a moist medium. They ...
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Encourage wisteria blooms with fertilizer and pruning

April 05, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Herbs

Now that spring is here, the garden will start getting out of hand. Weeds will flourish, snails will come out of hibernation, and throughout the Bay Area, wisteria will bud out in great profusion. The Chinese varieties (Wisteria sinensis) burst into pendulous clusters like fragrant, delicate clumps of grapes hanging ...

Indoors & Out

March 24, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

We've always been fascinated by bonsai -- the art of miniaturizing plants -- but we've been too intimidated to give it a try. But courage follows knowledge, and the Diablo Bonsai Club hopes to educate and encourage us at its 25th annual Bonsai Exhibition. The shows runs from 10 a.m. to ...

Finding Great Garden Seeds

March 08, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

Twenty years ago, it was virtually impossible to buy organically grown seeds. Among the more readily available seeds, many varieties were treated with toxic fungicides that commercial growers — and most gardeners — thought were essential to success. But today we know better, and so does a new generation of ...

Gardening Tips - Storing plants over winter

March 05, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

Tender plants in the herbaceous border won't normally survive our low winter temperatures. To keep replacing plants every spring can quickly become expensive. If you don't have a greenhouse, conservatory or space in the house to protect the plants, here are some ideas to safely store your investment, ready for ...

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Mass plantings of caladiums create a focal point in the landscape. They provide a striking contrast with the green foliage of other plants, especially when planted in the foreground. Caladiums need

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WINTER JASMINE

Winter jasmine (J. nudiflorum) is hardy throughout the state. It is an "old timey" shrub often found around Victorian homes. Mature Height/Spread: This deciduous viny shrub grows to 4 feet high

Savory (Winter) (Satureja montana)

Description Winter savory has dark green, shiny, pointed leaves much stiffer in texture than summer savory. It is a woody perennial plant growing to 2 feet in height with small

Peonies Growing Tips

Peonies are among the longest-lived perennial plants you will ever encounter – the peonies you plant today may easily be enjoyed by your grandchildren, much as a special tree would

Corpse flower on brink of blooming

A rare "corpse flower" is expected to bloom later this month -- filling the air nearby with the pungent odor of decaying flesh that gives the flower its name. The plant's

Jade Plant CULTURE

Like many succulent plants, jades prefer the full sun or bright filtered light of a south-facing window. Jade plants do best where they get four or more hours a
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