MANY THINGS in the garden are gratifying, but one of the greatest pleasures is discoveries found during walks in the garden. Two years ago, a small seedling of Echium candicans sprouted on the open ...

Description: Genus of more than 40 species of rosette-forming, stiffly hairy annuals and, especially here in Northern California, evergreen biennials, perennials and shrubs, echiums have acclimatized ...

The memories of first encounters with certain plants last a lifetime. Often, such plants are discovered growing in places where they are not given any human care but rely solely on what nature (or God ...

We put in a shed behind my raised-bed garden a few years ag and because my garden is my sanctuary, I really didn’t want that shed spoiling my view. I wanted to plant something that would not only ...

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