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Take care of your garden Recent chronicles have provided brief glimpses of plants native to many of the world's dry summer (Mediterranean) climates. These climatic regions include California, so all summer dry plants are compatible with…

Take care of your garden I recently wrote about pruning salvias because we are in the season when most varieties of thisgenus can be - and should be - subjected to a rejuvenation pruning, i.e. cut to the ground forstimulate and create space…

Take care of your garden Today's column, following our recent overview of South African succulents, features South African geophytes, another large category of plants in this botanical hotspot. As a reminder, geophytes are perennial plants…

Take care of your garden With today's column, after last week's seasonal pruning preview, we return to our focus on selecting dry plants in the summer for seasonal additions to the garden. Recent columns featured plants native to…

Many people enjoy the annual ceremony of changing the schedule, looking back on the previous year, anticipating the new year, and resolving to pursue new, personally productive directions. While I have a lot of ideas in this direction for…

The gardening and astronomical years Many people enjoy the annual ceremony of changing the schedule, looking back on the previous year, anticipating the new year, and resolving to pursue new, personally productive directions. While I have…

Take care of your garden Today's column appears on Christmas Eve, a joyous occasion for the people of the Monterey Bay area who observe the birth of Christ or share goodwill for all the people of the world, and both. Our next column will…

Take care of your garden We continue our introductions to garden plants from selected areas which, like the Monterey Bay area, thrive in a Mediterranean or dry climate in the summer. This series of themed columns is timely in regards to…

Water-efficient gardens, like the one in Dunne Park, are encouraged in times of drought. This article was written by Juliana Luna, intern at BenitoLink Shawn Novack, Director from the San Benito County Water Resources Association, says…

Take care of your garden This week's episode for the current planting season focuses on the Mediterranean region, which includes 17 European, African and Asian countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the Madeira archipelago…

Take care of your garden Plants native to California have often been featured in this column for several reasons. Because we are now in the season when the rains help the newly established plants to form roots, a glimpse of these plants…

Improve your gardening knowledge Let's explore the world of thorny plants, which are popular subjects for many gardeners, and specimens some prefer to avoid. These are plants that have developed sharp structures to protect themselves from…

Take care of your garden Earlier this month, as the leaves began their seasonal behavior, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation banning "exhaust fumes and evaporative emissions from new small off-road engines" produced in 2024 or later.…

Take care of your garden Composting organic garden and kitchen waste is certainly a good practice, but it takes more work than I could handle. The nutrient level in my garden seems to be sufficient, in part resulting from the slow…

Take care of your garden Composting organic garden and kitchen waste is certainly a good practice, but it takes more work than I could handle. The nutrient level in my garden seems to be sufficient, in part resulting from the slow…

Publication displays: 97If you've been a homeowner for a while, you probably know how important it is to invest in landscaping your rental property. This increases the attractiveness of the property, which in turn increases the value of…

Take care of your garden This is a great time to add cacti and succulents to your garden as the big sale of the season will take place this weekend (details below). Full Disclosure: As the past president of the local Cactus and Succulent…

Take care of your garden As you develop your flower beds, you can take a thematic approach, which can serve as the basis for the development of the garden, providing an organized plan for plant selection and the satisfaction of having…

Take care of your garden Gardeners now have less than three weeks before the start of the fall season, marking the perfect time to install new plants in the garden. You can add plants now but decide to pamper them until the seasonal rains…

Take care of your garden Figs rank among the most popular fruit trees for home gardens in the Monterey Bay area. The common fig tree (Ficus carica), native to the Mediterranean region, grows easily in local gardens, which are comfortably…

School gardening became very popular during the coronavirus health crisis, with families and teachers saying its hands-on lessons can be used to teach many subjects. Finding the money to support a school garden can be difficult. Some…

Take care of your garden An important garden project has occupied our time recently, so this column shares how we did it and what we learned in the process. I say “we” because the project was only…

Take care of your garden Every garden has “mystery plants” at one time or another… or maybe frequently. Some gardeners aren't curious about anonymous plants, but others insist on…

Take care of your garden When you grow your existing plants and install new plants, you can rely on the wisdom of the old ones or your own instincts, but success depends on reliable and up-to-date information. Basic information is…

Take care of your garden A friend recently expressed her intention to renovate her garden from top to bottom. Other homeowners have spent time during the pandemic months taking a fresh look at their gardens and deciding it's time to…

Take care of your garden When we recently explored the idea of ​​rarities in the garden, we recognized that the rarity of a given plant depends on the gardener's individual experience with plants. These…

Take care of your garden Of the many ways to select plants, one particularly absorbing approach involves rarities. The concept of rare plants is a slippery idea as the gardener's familiarity with plants grows over time with individual…

Take care of your garden Our urban forests contain long-standing trees that eventually must free up their space for other purposes. Today's column, which may arrive in your backyard, is about one of these trees. A pair of Monterey cypress…

STOCKBRIDGE - There's an eerie silence these days at the Berkshire Botanical Garden.Plants and flowers…