Mastering Horticulture

Kalanchoe panamemsis flowers:  dimpled heart-shaped pendants. Since I started painting, I have become more observant of the little de...

Pomegranate 'Wonderful' That' right, it's been almost six months since I posted here.  For those who have been fol...

Chives and Garlic chives Herbs play a significant role in the flavor structure of a given dish.  The world, although geographically sep...

Rosa 'Eden': Beautiful romantic rose. The glorious time for Eden rose has come to my garden once more.  It is blooming!  It i...

Botanical Name:   Banksia integrifolia Common Name:  Coastal Banksia Family:  Proteaceae Country of Origin:  Possibly Eastern Austr...

Hummingbirds eat nectar and small insects.   "If you feed them they'll come..."  That is true to most of nature.  Livi...

Fig. 1     Arbus precatorius seedpods in watercolor.  It  is a plant that grows as a weed in the coastal areas of my homet...