By SHARON REEVE While everyone is aware of, and recognizes, a common European honeybee, most people wouldn’t be able to recognize a native bee. A good reason for this is because they come in a large variety of shapes and sizes, ranging from barely visible to large glossy black carpenter bees. It is very likely […]
Pay attention now to what works well with low water, low effort BY LYNLEE AUSTELL (This article originally appeared in the June 9, 2022 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) It is customary for us to think of drought and climate change as being the same. They are not. Climate change requires us to change our […]
They’re hardy, but they still need love By Wendy Van Diver (This article originally appeared in About Town Magazine) For the past decade, succulents have become increasingly popular and prevalent in San Diego’s gardens. Forgiving and fascinating, their thick, sap-filled leaves provide nourishment through long spells of dry, warm weather and they require little […]
By Richard Restuccia (This article originally appeared in the 2022 July/August edition of California Garden) The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates in the Southwestern United States that, 60 percent of total water use is for outdoor purposes, and typically 50 percent of that water is wasted due to inefficient watering systems and methods. […]
Established plants beautify landscape and thrive on little water in San Diego region BY MICHAEL HARRELSON (This article first appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune on January 8, 2022) For San Diego gardeners, the Lemonadeberry shrub (Rhus integrifolia) is the landscape plant perfect for our times. Considering the ongoing drought in Southern California, a low-water, low-maintenance, […]
