November 2021 – Master Gardener Association of San Diego County

November’s diffuse light adds dimension to garden photos

November 21, 2021Articles, Cool Season Vegetables, photography

By Deanna Chandra (This article first appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune on Nov 13, 2021) Savvy gardeners design their landscape to offer seasonal points of interest during the subtly changing conditions of our San Diego climate; as one section of flowers fades, another area comes alive with blooms. To document the rewards of meticulous […]

How to Make a Christmas Cactus Bloom Again

November 3, 2021Articles, Blossoms, Christmas Cactus

By Gretchen Ward (This article first appeared in the November/December 2021 issue of California Garden) Did you get a “Christmas Cactus” last year to decorate your home? It probably looked lovely and lush, full of blooms just ready to burst forth with lots of holiday cheer. Since then you have kept it alive, and now […]