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Fatsia japonica: Articles from The Editorial Side
my kingdom for a tree, or two…
Do you count losses from pesky winter weather as opportunity? That's the path I'm taking. This small tree/large shrub for instance. Do you think it's a sign that I can never remember its name? Oleander? No, that's not right. It has Rosemary-like foliage. It's from New...
happy holidays from plant lust 2016
Spring Fever is Contagious
It's been a few years since I've felt like showing off my garden, after multiple forces converged and took it from a wild lush jungle, to a big sad mess, with the occasional interesting plant hinting that a gardener used to tend these parts. Not the way I like to...
Plants in shiny containers add punch
Headed for a dental appointment (and late as usual) I passed by this collection of galvanized metal containers planted up with an interesting assortment of things. As luck would have it my appointment was quick and I had time to stop and take photos before the light...
getting plants planted, or not
Does anyone else get nervous when November rolls around. In theory, I love the going-into-winter season. But it seems once we hit that 1st day in November, the rest of it comes thundering through faster than you can shake a hot toddy at it. That doesn't even...
Flamingo Park: one year later
Holy smokes, a year goes fast. It seemed like forever when trying to sell our Alameda house. It was a good house, and we loved living there for 33 years. (We bought it when we were twelve.) But then came ranch fever--due in part to property-tax shock--and we packed...
What is it about hummingbirds?
Toward the end of a four-hour stroll through the Huntington Botanical Garden I stopped to photograph the aptly named Kniphofia 'Christmas Cheer' (my visit was on December 22)… That’s when I came under attack by a rather territorial hummingbird. Once he realized I...