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Although we do have our tropical moments in Southern California, even our mildest climates are still too cool and dry...
When it comes to creating a California native garden, the most popular flowery perennials include monkey-flowers, irises, California poppy, California...
The time has come for new stars in the genus Impatiens, often called balsams and formerly regarded as filler for...
As I write this in mid-August, the bright pink naked ladies . (Amaryllis belladonna) have begun to cavort near the...
Many arthropods carry out their daily routines only on the surface of the soil. A surprising number, however, live at...
A fuchsia breeding program sponsored by the San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum (SFBG) aims to create garden-worthy plants...
Healthy soil is teaming with life—not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms....
In Seattle, two to three months of dry weather in the warmest season can be a challenge to gardeners who...
Mimulus ‘Burgundy’ and M. ‘Sunset’ are two beautiful California native plants that surf that rich, distinctively mediterranean borderline between the...