July Gardening Checklist
QUICK LINKS: Buy Perennials • Buy Roses • Buy Edible Plants • Buy Landscape Plants • Buy Soils + Fertilizers...
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...
Designing with Succulents
Designing with Succulents Succulents and cactus have experienced a surge in popularity over the last few years, and for good...
California Friendly® Plants
Choosing California Friendly Plants We have made it easy for you to determine which plants are California Friendly. To choose...
Caring for Citrus Trees
Caring for Citrus Trees Citrus trees love our climate—this is Orange County, after all! Just about any variety of...
Solving Common Issues with Fiddle Leaf Figs
Solving Common Issues with Fiddle Leaf Figs Is your fiddle acting finicky? Fiddle leaf figs (Ficus lyrata) are some...
June Gardening Checklist
QUICK LINKS: Buy Tomatoes • Buy Roses • Buy Edible Plants • Buy Soils + Fertilizers • Buy Tools +...
Dwarf Plumeria- Tips for Care & Garden Design
Dwarf plumeria is a compact version of an iconic flowering tree, also referred to as frangipani. The signature blooms of...
Monarchs and Milkweed, What Gardeners Need to Know
Buy Milkweed UPDATE: Roger’s Gardens no longer sells or recommends tropical milkweed. The nation’s leading Monarch conservation organizations now recommend...
Monarch Butterfly Endangered?
Buy Milkweed Monarch Butterfly Endangered? The Monarch Butterfly is now under consideration by U.S. Fish and Wildlife to be named...
Growing Roses Along The Orange Coast
I’m debating writing this column. There’s already too much written about rose care. Prune this way, feed that way. This...
How to Create a Bird-Friendly Garden
from our friends at Sea & Sage Audubon Society • Orange County Chapter • You can help birds in your...
6 Big, Bold Houseplants With Gorgeous Green Leaves
If you’re on the lookout for some statement houseplants with big, bright green leaves, these six stunners are at the...
Bearded Iris Just Want to be Understood
Bearded iris are misunderstood in the coastal gardens of southern California. Like many other peculiarities of local gardening, confusion begins...
Dahlias in the Garden
It’s the beginning of a new year. What this signifies to many gardeners is that it’s time to start planning...
From The Ground Up - Creating Healthy Soil
Healthy soil = healthy plants: every gardener eventually succumbs to this fundamental principle. Nonetheless, there are still those among us...
How to Dig a Hole
Sometimes simple things are taken for granted. Fortunately, most of us eventually learn how to fold a shirt, peel an...
How to Design a DIY Succulent Garden in 5 Steps
There’s something about a succulent garden that’s just so cool, modern, and full of personality! They are anything but boring,...