Long ago, Laura Esquivel taught me to eat roses. In her debut novel, Like Water for Chocolate, there is a recipe for rose petals and quail. It is a dish that proves incendiary in the book. Everything about the recipe appealed to…
Looking for an extra touch of sunshine in your garden beds this year? Let me introduce you to the beautiful California poppy. This delightful perennial provides plenty of beauty with minimal work! Learn how to grow and care for this pretty poppy…
The idea that an old, clapped-out garden can have beauty is sometimes lost on enthusiastic homeowners, keen to sweep everything away and make their mark. Yet increasingly for garden thinkers as well as designers, extant topography and remnants have value. Using what…
Golden Alexander, Zizia aurea Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) is a native North American perennial wildflower known for its yellow, firework-like blooms that bloom in mid-spring—and, more importantly, for being the host plant for the black swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly lays eggs…
| Published on Jun 27, 2023
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I can tell when spring is in full force in many different ways. The longer days! The warmer weather! The beautiful flowers! The birdsong! The social media posts asking what is this bright red bug eating my lilies? It’s not the…
| Published on Jun 26, 2023
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Architect: Specht Architects Interior Design: By Owners Landscape Architect: Wagner Hodgson Builder: Greg Wellenkamp Structural Engineer: Barry Engineers Photographer: Dror Baldinger
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Help—what’s wrong with my plant!? First, take a deep breath. Your plant baby will be okay because together, we’re going to get to the bottom of why you have a plant drooping, losing its leaves, wilting, and all the other common signs…
Cliff Maids, Lewisia cotyledon Meet my new plant crush, Lewisia. Interestingly, it wasn’t love at first sight. I’d glazed over this evergreen perennial at garden stores probably a million times because it wasn’t flowering, and my thoughts were always, I have…