Mastering Horticulture

Fig. 1   'Arabian Night' in the rain. One of the year's new plants in my garden is dahlia. Dahlia is a tuberous tender...

"If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ...

Potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) 'Yukon Gold'  O nce again the earth has given forth its fruits through the humble night shade ...

Fig. 1   Royal Poinciana (picture taken at the  Mauna Lani Bay ) Royal Poinciana ( Delonix regia) Family: Fabaceae Adaptation:...

Rosa  'Abraham Darby'   Roses are beautiful when they are not ugly.  All cultivated roses were selected or bred for appearance...

Fig. 1    Flower buds and new leaves emerge as the temperature rises. A s the California temperature rises, the once cold-beaten citr...

T his is the time of year when my cymbidiums are in bloom and thus the obligatory orchid photo-shoot.  The variety names of these ones ar...