September Gardening Checklist
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Everything You Need to Know About Growing Sunflowers
There’s something about the showy yellow blooms of a sunflower that instantly makes us feel happy. With 2021 deemed the...
Best Plants to Soften Your Hardscape Design
The key to creating a cohesive landscape is successfully marrying the right soft features with your hardscape designs. There are...
Scott Smith
While collecting and researching antique Halloween pieces, a door creaked open to reveal a haunting cast of characters...
Vergie Lightfoot
Vergie Lightfoot’s original designs include a menagerie of playful and scary cats, a crop of bemused, and variegated pumpkins. Each...
Allen Cunningham
Allen W. Cunningham was born and raised in Northeast Ohio. From an early age, he showed an interest in art...
August Gardening Checklist
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Best Houseplants for Small Spaces
While everyone loves a big, bold statement plant, those little corners need love, too! Fill in the gaps in your...
How to Preserve Your Summer Harvest
Is there anything more gourmet than homegrown vegetables? Only fresh vegetables that have been hand-selected and lovingly preserved! Knowing how...
Citrus Stack-Up: The Best Uses for Popular Varieties
Few plants offer as much as citrus trees can; their ornamental and culinary value have few rivals. However, with so...
Native Plant Favorites for Small Spaces & Containers
Heuchera maxima, Coral Bells One of the best and most popular. Hummingbirds love the flowers too. A bit of shade,...
Native Plants for Small Spaces and Containers
Even small spaces like patios and balconies can support California native plants and bring the benefits of wildlife habitat and...
July Gardening Checklist
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Fuchsia Gardening Success
Living at the end of Brookhurst Street in Huntington Beach, a mile from the ocean, fuchsias were my first big...
Understanding Plant Zones in Orange County, California
Having returned from garden visits this summer to places like Portland, Vancouver and England, I feel compelled to write about...
Why Succulents Make Perfect California Friendly® Gardens
by Ron Vanderhoff I’m sure it must have been a Jade Plant. Thirty years ago Jade Plants and Iceplants were...
California Friendly® Garden Design Ideas
Need Inspiration? Below you will find over many local Orange County gardens that are all demonstrating California Friendly elements. We’ve...
How to Design Summer Outdoor Container Gardens
Container garden envy is real! Who among us hasn’t passed by an expertly crafted container arrangement and wished we had...
Creating a California Friendly® Garden
by Ron Vanderhoff I’m convinced – gardeners love the outdoors, love nature and love the earth more than most people....
California Friendly® Gardening Solutions
Reduce Runoff and Water Use by Ron Vanderhoff “Runoff” is a very bad feature of many landscapes. It is water...