Mastering Horticulture

Fig. 1        Abutilon x hybridum  - solitary and pendent flower. (February 15, 2012)   New Plant for My Garden Last fall, I bought a foot...

 Fig.1      New sweet potato ( Ipomea batatas ) plant. Nostalgic Introduction If anyone would make a movie about my childhood days in the P...

Fig. 1  Mature plant communities at Filoli Gardens. G ardening is all about harnessing microclimate.  After so many years of studying, obse...

Fig. 1    Lettuce plants growing in miniature garden beds. Raised-bed gardening can improve plant growth, conserve resources, and prevent s...

Echeveria 'Black Prince'   Triangular leaves.  Echeveria 'Black Prince' is a slow and low growing succulen...

Wooly Rose ( Echeveria cristata 'Doris Taylor') cannot withstand freezing temperatures. Questionable Plant.   Some of my fr...

  September 26, 2010:  Tomatoes are still all green. Problem:   My friend Janice loves gardening.  She and her husband takes pride in their...

Birds have decided to help themselves to my tomatoes. Just because we still have a basketful of tomatoes in the kitchen does not mean that ...

 I believe that necessity is the mother of invention.  Propagating succulents is fun and easy but sometimes the appropriate planter can be ...

Daylily ( Hemerocallis L.) Yesterday Maximum Temp:  102 ºF  Minimum  Temp:    66 ºF Realtive Humidity:   20% Today Maximum Temp: 99 ºF Mi...

Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum ): Reproductive stage. At this time of the year, chives shift growth and development from vegetative to repro...

Cut close on the thin side of the seed to break the seed coat slightly. In the tropics where mangoes come from, seedlings can be found grow...

I find it useful to cover the planted area with clear plastic sheets (such as saran wrap) to conserve the heat in the soil and prevent loss...

I happened to be at Home Depot buying a new dishwasher and as a general rule I had to swing by the nursery.  Of course it is hard to go ther...