Long-blooming white daisy
Blackfoot Daisy is mentioned on the GardenWeb thread linked in the article below. It’s got small white flowers and blooms spring to fall. I might need to try this out! It is drought tolerant with a deep taproot.
Blackfoot Daisy is mentioned on the GardenWeb thread linked in the article below. It’s got small white flowers and blooms spring to fall. I might need to try this out! It is drought tolerant with a deep taproot.
One of the reasons for moving back to northern California was to garden through the winter, and it hasn’t disappointed. This is the first winter with our new, large flowerbed in the front and our raised veggie beds, and we took advantage of those spaces to grow more winter flowers and a few vegetables. We…
I posted a message to Gardenweb.com to see what people think of these cold-hardy camellias. We’ll see what they say. Also, I found a nursery website with a lot of information about camellias, including cold-hardy ones. It’s Camellia Forest at http://www.camforest.com.
We’ve been in this house for almost two years now, and we love our orange and lemon trees! It’s so refreshing to be back in California and to be able to grow our own citrus. The orange tree is some navel variety, and the fruit is huge. By the size of the trunk, I’m guessing…
Many leaves are changing in my yard now. I should mention the plants that are turning and when they started. I wonder if it will be the same week in future years or if temperature affects these things much? Here’s a little rundown: Peking Cotoneasters were probably the first to change. They got very bright…
Last week, we had two nights, I think, with low temps around 26°. That’s cold enough to kill some cherry buds, and I’m not sure how mine are doing. By the way, mine are Lapins cherries. This branch is showing a lot of brown cherry blossoms, but I really don’t know if that’s simply what…
Just look at this Larkspur — doesn’t it seem to have an iridescent shine to you? And it’s so BLUE! It’s tough to find real blues in flowers. I admit this looks just a little more purple in real life, but this photo was not “photoshopped” or adjusted in any way (besides resizing). It does…