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Q: What should I do, if anything, to protect my plumerias from severe cold and/or freezing? Can you provide any suggestions? I would hate to lose them due to what could be extremely cold temperatur…
over 12 years ago
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Five years ago, I visited Claire Martin’s garden in Winnetka and reported on several plants that were the picture of health despite minimal care on her part. A few days ago, I paid another vi…
almost 12 years ago
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Last week I wrote about my visit to the Los Angeles County Arboretum in Arcadia. I mentioned that arboretums and botanical gardens are unique because of the ample space allotted to plants in order …
almost 12 years ago
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In 1939, Winston Churchill was giving a speech when he said: “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key.&…
over 11 years ago
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Many neighborhood dogs are destroying our front grass. Do you know any variety of grass or plant we could put down so they won’t find this area attractive? Would prefer not to, but next step …
over 11 years ago
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Q: We have a small backyard with a small pond in one corner. When we had the yard landscaped, we ended up with two Melaleucas near the pond. Bottom line, the roots from the Melaleucas have taken ov…
over 11 years ago
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Many people consider redbuds, although more pink than red, to be the most brilliant of all spring flowering trees. In full bloom, they appear as blinding flashes of magenta-pink against a backgroun…
about 11 years ago
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It does not make sense that a fancy tropical plant grows with weedy abandon despite droughtlike conditions, but the botanical world is full of surprises and spring-blooming amaryllis is one of them…
almost 11 years ago
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You can grow just about anything in our part of the world, and Helen Amritraj’s plantings on a quiet street in Calabasas provide a clear demonstration of this sublime horticultural truth. Up …
almost 11 years ago
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“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”This well-worn adage has near universal application, except in the case of African blue basil. Imagine acquiring a plant in the spri…
almost 10 years ago
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For years, I had seen bells of Ireland in seed and plant catalogues — at least before plant catalogues, much like daily newspapers, became an endangered species.Every time I saw its picture,…
almost 10 years ago
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For those of you who are into botanical trivia, see if you can answer the following existential (having to do with life and death) question: What do carrots, radishes, lettuce, agaves, fishtail pal…
about 7 years ago
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Tall bearded irises have been highly hybridized, and hundreds of varieties are
available today.
over 6 years ago
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Thanks to hitching free rides on airplanes, an infamous insect has journeyed to the four corners of the globe, becoming a universal nemesis of citrus trees in the process.
about 6 years ago
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This week, gardening expert Joshua Siskin answers reader questions.
almost 6 years ago
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Joshua Siskin answers reader questions about mysterious mushroom “loaves,” repairing a newly planted lawn and more.
over 5 years ago
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Also, gardenias are flowering.
almost 2 years ago
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Home and Garden articles including advice for Southern California gardening, LA
homes, botanical gardens, home decorators, home decor, decorating ideas and home
tours in Los Angeles.
almost 2 years ago
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Things to do in the garden this week.
over 1 year ago
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Garden columnist Joshua Siskin offers tips for your plants this week.
11 months ago
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Gardening columnist Joshua Siskin has tips for gardeners this week.
about 1 month ago
