And you thought you knew that all trees were either deciduous or evergreen, didn’t you! Ha! Well it turns out that there is a bit more to it than that - at least as far as the “ever” in evergreen is concerned.
What Do You Mean - Evergreen?
February 9th, 2009 by kitYellow Does Not Make Me Mellow, Part 1
February 4th, 2009 by spectre
Chlorotic leaf from an Improved Meyers citrus tree
Conventional wisdom says that California is a gardening paradise. According to the zone maps, one can grow whatever plant they desire within our state’s boundaries (yes, even a coconut if you happen to live on the Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach). Read the rest of this entry »
Native: The Most Perverted Word in the English Language
January 21st, 2009 by spectreThe most perverted word in the English language is “native”. I know that sounds like heresy to some of you but I assure you I am from a long and dedicated conservation background. One must speak up when we are off track, so for the sake of what we hold dear, let me try to put this oft abused word back in its proper context. Read the rest of this entry »
Financial Meltdown Impact on Nurseries
January 21st, 2009 by spectreGardening for most of us is a hobby that goes beyond the simple act of digging holes and sticking plants in the ground. For me, it was the stress and getaway from the pressures of real life that sucked me in and got me hooked. In the twelve years I have considered gardening a hobby, I have always looked at it as my version of escape without a real vacation. It was valium, the Enterprise’s holdodeck, and yoga all rolled into one without the chemical dependency, technology challenges, and impossible contortions all rolled into one.
But now it looks like real life is breaking down the doors of my sanctuary and the troubles of the financial markets will impact horticulture and gardening in ways never seen in most of our lifetimes. Read the rest of this entry »
Royal Palms in Santa Monica
January 21st, 2009 by spectreThere are a ton of new royal palms going on Ocean Avenue—and I’m not talking about the one in Miami Beach.
The DW and I spent some time up in the Los Angeles area taking in the sites after a night of primo salsa dancing, revelry, and good-ol’ wholesome debauchery. When we were deciding what to do the day after, my wife mentioned that she wanted to return to San Diego via the coastal route so she could see many of the beaches that, well she’d never seen before. Southern California has a lot to do and unless you’ve lived a hermetically-sealed time capsule for the last hundred years, you are bound to see a beach that you’ve seen on television, movies, and now videocasts.
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