Plants

Plants I Should Not Have Planted in My Yard

March 22, 2010
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Now that spring is here, I’ve been spending time prepping for all the flowers such as my huge dahlias that start appearing in the next few months. I have a gardener and pretty much ignore my yard during the winter. I’m not motivated when the weather is colder (not that San Diego gets that cold), so right now, I’m trying to plug in some more plants.  Thought I’d share a little of my plant saga [...]

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Drip Irrigation – Quit Nagging Your Gardener and Do It Yourself

January 4, 2010
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It’s January, sunny and 75 degrees (jealous?) here in La Jolla. I’ve been thinking a lot about spring and all of the things I want to get accomplished in my yard, including tweaking our drip irrigation. My yard looks it’s best in the spring. I’m trying to get it to look great year round, but am not quite there. I need to add in quite a few more plants and, therefore, more drip lines. I’ve [...]

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