SUNFLOWERS MAKE ME HAPPY I am a bit of an impulse buyer when I see flowers, or chocolate. I don’t really like to go grocery shopping. I do make a list as things are needed. It’s kept on the kitchen counter. I take it to the store with me. I pull it out of …
Tecoma stans (bell flowers) is a large, fast-growing shrubs that thrive even in high desert heat and flower most of the year with showy, bold masses of yellow, red or orange flowers. They can be large, even to the point of becoming a small tree, up to 10’ tall and almost as wide. Very drought …
The comfort plant has so many powerful healing properties and It can be used as an anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal, and additionally contains polyphenols and flavonoids. Do yourself a favor and google “polyphenols and flavonoids”. What you’ll find will shock and astonish you! These are amazing for your body and your skin! You can purchase …
Opuntia Ellisiana is an amazing cactus- It’s not only edible, but it’s considered a superfood! Eat the pads (tastes like bell pepper!) Add them to tacos, salsa or add them to smoothies for a punch of antioxidants! In the winter, they form the most delicious fruit! Sweet in taste, you can add them to jams …
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The Butterfly Garden Butterflies are one of my favorite things. They are so beautiful as they seem to dance in the air. Sometimes I sit by our pond and before long Butterflies join me. It’s August here in Southern California, and the Butterflies are all about…dancing through the air. There seems to be a season …
Aloe striata hybrid commonly known as ‘Ghost Aloe’ has chiseled, triangular leaves form ghostly colored rosettes up to 1.5 feet across, and never exceeding 8” tall. The frosty, light colored leaves pick up an interesting amethyst tint when dry, or during cool winter temperatures. Its winter/early spring blossoms will startle you with brilliant orange flowers …
Aloe rudikoppe, commonly known as ‘Little Gem’ Aloe, is perhaps the single most important introduction to “landscaping with succulents” in this decade! With red-orange flowers like a compact Kniphofia, and beautiful, low-growing, lush green triangular leaves, it thrives in full sun or complete north exposure shade. It tolerates water conditions from substantial regular garden watering …
Summer in the Garden We all look forward to Summers in our yards and patios…Barbeques, Parties, Family, and Friends joining us for get-togethers and memory makers. Now is the time to take a look around and do some gardening. The weather Is warming up, we have that long awaited sunshine and the days are longer, …
Are you looking to attract butterflies and hummingbirds into your garden or landscape? Perennials are the way to go, as they bloom year-round! We are your “perennial destination” with LOTS of options to choose from! It looks like a field of COLOR here in the nursery. Come and spend a day wandering amongst the butterflies! …
SAVE THE BUTTERLIES with this new variety of milkweed- Gomphocarpus physocarpus- Family Jewels Milkweed! Up to 20 monarch caterpillars can feed off this one plant, and grows back very quickly! Attract the most gorgeous Monarch Butterflies into your garden with this incredible variety of Milkweed! CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO!
