There is just something about the miraculous transformation that a caterpillar undergoes resulting into a beautiful creature. I think that is what continue to amaze us, even as adults. Painted Lady Last spring, my kids and I raised butterflies ourselves using a kit that I had found at Costco. My daughter, Gracie, getting ready to […]
You know what? I do not think that I know anyone who doesn’t enjoy hummingbirds. I guess that there are probably a handful, but what’s not to love? This little hummer was busy bathing and drinking from this fountain at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, CA. I had never seen a hummingbird bathe before […]
What comes to mind when you think of the ‘perfect’ cupcake? For me, I think of a little bit of cake underneath tons of frosting 😉 Or if you are like my husband, decorated cupcakes are your favorite… Decorated Cupcakes He especially likes the ones with edible toppings… Which is probably why that is usually […]
Anyone who has spent any time with me in the garden, soon learns how much I dislike formal pruning of flowering shrubs and desert trees. In the plant industry, we sometimes refer to this type of pruning as ‘poodle pruning’ because of the over abundance of round-shaped trees and shrubs. I spend a lot of […]
I spent last week visiting with a client who was worried that he had lost 80% of his plants to the hard freeze that we had experienced earlier this winter. I must admit that there was more brown then green in his garden, like the majority of homeowners in our area. Countless homeowners are anxiously […]
I can think of quite a few different plants that have the word “honeysuckle” listed as part of their common name. I am very excited to share this particular plant with you because of one trait that is sometimes hard to find in many desert-adapted plants. What is this trait? Well, it thrives in filtered […]
I was planning on continuing my series of posts of “Lesser Known Plants for the Garden” today…..that is until I saw my sister’s latest blog post. Now for those of you who may not be familiar with my youngest sister; she is a resident of Double S Farms where she lives with her family and […]
I wrote earlier this month about the extreme cold temperatures that we had been dealing with. Well, we are now experiencing warmer then normal temperatures with highs hitting about 78 degrees F. While I do love this weather, I am NOT liking how my allergies have flared up. I am writing this with swollen, itchy […]
One of the things that I love about gardening in the desert is how many beautiful plants that can not just survive our arid climate, but thrive in it. Besides our native desert plants, many tropical plants also do very well here due to our relatively mild winter in our semi-tropical climate. Quite a few […]
I have been enjoying sharing with you some of my favorite lesser-known plants. These are plants that are not used enough in the landscape and can brighten up an otherwise boring landscape filled with over-used landscape plants such as Lantana, Dwarf Oleander, etc. My last post featured the beautiful Valentine shrub. I am very excited […]
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