GARDEN CHATTER
Our club uses this space to gather gardening information, tips, and articles, and write about anything and everything related to horticulture. This is the space where we share our knowledge, experience, and thoughts about gardening.
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Saved by Sage
Flowers, Gardening, HerbsA while back, friends of mine, a married couple, bought a fixer upper. This wasn't a splash-of- paint-and-some-elbow-grease fixer upper; this was a 1970s gem that hadn't seen a lick of work done to it, ever. The former owner, a...
One Little Black-Eyed Susan
Flowers, GardeningOne little Black-eyed Susan wandered into my yard one day, I don’t know where she came from but I invited her to stay. She seemed so bright and sunny and she required little care, And everyone who saw her thought her beauty to...
How I Learned About the Iris Plant
Bulbs & Tubers, Flowers, GardeningI first became familiar with the iris plant when my husband and I moved to Fort Worth, Texas. Being a native Californian, I told my Texas landscaper what plants I wanted in my new garden. He politely reminded me that I was in Texas...
Reflections on Rosemary
Gardening, HerbsFirst, you notice the smell: tangy, resinous, and unforgettable. That’s rosemary, the workhorse of our herb gardens. It's always on hand, no matter the time of year, ready to yield up a snip to flavor tonight’s dinner. My rosemary was...
Camellia Guidelines
GardeningCamellias are easy to grow if you follow a few “rules.” Here are some that I gathered from camellia experts and my father and mother who had several camellias in their East Bay Area garden. Camellias like shady afternoons, so don’t...
Spring is in the Air
Flowers, Gardening, SpringSpring is in the air, every time we look around, gardeners, time to grab your hats, gloves and spades, and join the worms to dig in the ground We will plant the lettuce, tomatoes and beans, and look forward to a harvest fit for...