Question from Edward: How long will chrysanthemums last in Southern California I just planted them Answer from Pat: Chrysanthemums will live indefinitely in Southern California if you give them good care and deep fertile, well-drained soil, with regular water and full sun. They also need to be staked except for the compact cushion varieties. When […]
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Chryanthemums: How to Grow Year-Round in mild-winter climates
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
October
12th,
2010
at 12:30 AM
No Comments
Categories : Flowers, Gardening Tip
Blue Sapphire Cypress (Cupressus arizonica ‘Carolina Sapphire’)
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
October
6th,
2010
at 12:05 AM
Question from Gabriele: Is it possible to keep a sappahire cypress thin and narrow by prunning? I like the soft featherly look but do not have the wide space to plant this tree around my townhouse. I was not sure if this is considered an aggressive type evergreen that cannot be trained. Answer from Pat: […]
Question from Barbara: Just finished “All My Edens” and wanted to thank you for sharing your varied and interesting personal experiences with nature and gardening. Those remarkable, timeless moments along with great gardening tips (ear-marked those pages) and an engaging family history made for reading that I never wanted to end. Having, by choice or […]
Categories : Pat's Journal
Question from Suzanne: I once wrote to you before about a question. Now I would like to ask you another. How do I handle the de-thatching of a common Bermuda lawn. My gardener 40 or fifty years ago used to dethatch every year. I even used to mow down almost to soil level occasionally with […]
Categories : Gardening Tip, Lawns & Grass
Soil Preparation Before Planting in a Raised Bed That Has Been Used Before
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Friday,
September
24th,
2010
at 12:39 AM
Question from Stephanie: We have just moved to a house in Los Angeles, equipped with two 7-foot-long boxes already filled with soil that’s been in there for a year or more. My daughter and I would like to plant an herb and vegetable garden but have no idea how to start. I’m assuming we have […]
Choosing a Rambling Rose: Paul’s Himalayan Musk
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Thursday,
September
23rd,
2010
at 12:35 AM
Question from Deborah: I live in S. CAlifnornia (SFV/ LA). am building a backyard pergola. want a very large rambling rose to overarch….any suggestions summer is very hot Answer from Pat: Many rambling roses take heat well as long as they get enough water and fertilizer can sink roots deep. The first rose that came […]
Categories : Roses
Planting a Clump of Three Birch Trees. European white birch (Betula pendula)
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
September
22nd,
2010
at 12:31 AM
Question from Shirley: My Birch in the front yard died because my sprinkler was not hitting it and I was unaware. When can I plant a new one. I would like Triple trunks so do I buy three or look for one with multiple trunks? Answer from Pat: Before choosing your birch tree or trees, […]
Categories : Trees
Question from Theresa: I have a plumaria in a pot at my home in Kingsburg, Ca and want to bring it to my vacation home in Morro Bay Ca. I want to plant it in the ground and want to know if it will survive the salt air and the fog that Morro Bay has. […]
Categories : Gardening Tip, Trees
Question from Brigitte: I have a climbing rose that might be anywhere from 20 to 40 years old. It has a very large winding trunk and looks similar to the lady banks rose except that it has clusters of small pink one inch flowers that bloom in the spring. My gardener recommends pruning hard in […]
Question from Elgy: Help! At least one life is at stake! I bought a lovely wisteria a month ago, despite bad luck with wisterias in the past. I chose a very deep pot and a very sunny spot in my back yard this time … then I went away, trusting in kind neighbors to water […]
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