Cut Flowers in February & March

February is usually the coldest and wettest month of the year in Southern California which begs the question………why would I want to garden??

My first, personal answer is that I always love to garden, in particular to grow flowers

High Time For Pansies

March is high time for Pansies and Violas. If you planted them earlier, they should be in full bloom, but it’s not too late to plant them now.
Pansies and I have a long history. My Mother, from whom

From the Ground Up

Healthy soil = healthy plants: most every gardener I’ve met eventually succumbs to this fundamental gardening principle.  However, there are still those among us that cling to the alternatives: ritualastic applications of expensive fertilizers, sprays and laboratory cure-alls