While summer is my favorite season, fall is a close second. The heat and humidity have started to decline, the colors of fall are great and I love my boots and sweaters. Fall is also the season to...
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Were your Iris blooms not as plentiful this year as in years past? Do the Iris rhizomes, the tuber-like root of the iris, seem to be crowded or are there dead spots in your Iris patch? If your...
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Planting Cannas is a little like growing a bit of the tropics in your garden. If you live in USDA growing zones 8-10 than Cannas can be treated as perennials but for the rest of us, they must be...
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With Spring’s arrival, here are the new trends you will be seeing:

It’s Not All About Flowers

While there is so much beauty in flowers we are finding the foliage is just...
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In February we highlight flowers that are planted in the spring to have gorgeous flowers in the summer. Many of them are native to other countries but do well in the US.  We also have added a...
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We kick off the New Year with some beautiful flowers that can all be grown from bulbs.  All are bright colorful flowers available in any color scheme you are using in your garden. 

Each April, the Horticulture industry holds it California Spring Trials, where they introduce us to new flowers and vegetables, improved plant varieties, and experimental programs breeders are...
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bulb that has so many negative undertones associated with it. In Western culture, the Anemone is related to Greek Mythology. The story goes that when...
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