Have you ever had a blue hydrangea turn pink? Here are things you need to know about hydrangea color change so you can …
Trees + Shrubs
Things You Need to Know About Bougainvillea Plant Care
Bougainvillea is one of those plants that you just have to see to believe. With its gorgeous flowers and bold shape, you …
How to Prune Off and Plant An Air Layered Rubber Tree Plant
This comes hot on the heels of my last post and video on propagating my Variegated Rubber Plant by the air layering …
How To Propagate A Rubber Plant (Rubber Tree, Ficus Elastica) By Air Layering
We all want our houseplants to grow, right? But what happens when they get too tall, too wide or too leggy? For many …
The Best Time To Prune Star Jasmine
Oh, Star Jasmine; when you're in full bloom you're ever so sweet. This is a very versatile plant which you can grow as a …
Add A Pop Of Pizazz To Your Garden With Chartreuse Foliage Plants
We love chartreuse foliage plants and flowers because they combine oh so well with all other colors and really get our …
Plants With Fabulous Foliage To Add Interest To Your Garden
Blooming plants, whether annual or perennial, are wonderful and light up any outdoor space but there are other ways to …
How To Successfully Plant Shrubs In The Garden
Shrubs are the backbone of any garden. They provide architectural interest, substance, texture and color as well …
127 Stunning Desert Plants and Succulents
From the colorful Paddle Plant, to the adorable Burro’s Tail, desert plants of all shapes and sizes can be found …
How To Train A Weeping Pussy Willow To Grow Taller
I had zero experience with growing and maintaining this plant because it's not often seen in California. Although there …
How to Care for and Prune an Iochroma cyanea
Oh my tubular floral goodness, Iochroma cynaea grows like a bean stalk and flowers like crazy. Because of its vigorous …
How to Feed Camellias With Great Success
Oh Camellias, how showy your blooms are! I was a garden designer and professional gardener in the San Francisco …
Weeping Pussy Willow Tree Care Tips
A Weeping Pussy Willow tree is a beautiful addition to a garden. Here are care tips, video included, to keep this small, …
Brugmansia Care Tips
This plant, also known as Angel's Trumpet, has large heavenly scented flowers which hang down en masse Angel's Trumpets …
The Pruning Of A Weeping Pussy Willow
This is how the Weeping Pussy Willow looked at the end of March 2014. As you can see, it's developed a beautiful …
Pruning Butterfly Bush (Buddleia Davidii)
Who wants butterflies in their garden? Hand raised - I sure do! Butterfly Bushes are host plants providing food, …
Pruning My Loropetalum Standard
I love to prune! So, if you scroll all the way to the end of this post, you'll find a video of me in action. …
Hydrangea Pruning
For the first post of 2012 I'm going to share with you something I've done many times & how I do it - pruning …
My Giant Bird Of Paradise
My Giant Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia nicolai) is growing at the end of the driveway right next to the street - it's a …