Just the other day, I could not help but stop and take photos of several stunning floss silk trees. They were in full bloom in Encino, alongside the Balboa Boulevard on ramp to the southbound 101 F…
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 …
In 1993, I was exceptionally fortunate to make the acquaintance of Mildred Mathias. Mathias was a world-renowned UCLA botanist who was distinguished not only for her achievements in horticulture an…
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…
Q “I have a cherimoya fruit tree I planted about five years ago and need advice and help in growing it. My tree produced just one fruit a couple years ago and none since. I trimmed som…
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.
Although dragon fruit cannot survive temperatures below 32 degrees, evergreen foliage can serve admirably as a protective blanket on cold winter nights.