A Visit to Descanso Gardens, Flintridge, CA
Karen A Visit to Descanso Gardens, Flintridge, CA is described.
How to Evaluate Shade
Four types of shade are described and plants that grow well in each are suggested.
How to Make a Winter Garden Beautiful
Ways to spruce up your winter garden are discussed.
Beneficial Insects: Carpenter Bees
Carpenter bees are good pollinators and should be protected when possible.
A Case for Using Botanical Names
Three good reasons are given for using botanical names rather than common names.
Why and How to Attract Bumblebees to the Garden
The fuzzy looking black and yellow bumblebees are the gentle giants of my garden and I enjoy them in the morning as I work among them and the plants. Once…
Top Picks for Cool Weather Vegetables
What is more fun in the spring than harvesting radishes and lettuce? Well, it’s time to get going and sow the seeds for an early crop. The seeds are in…
Plant Profile: Persian Buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus)
Persian buttercups, unlike their country cousins, have gorgeous, large, full flowers consisting of many crepe paper like petals. They are excellent cut flowers or container plants.
Top Twelve Summer Flowering Bulbs
As spring approaches many stores are carrying a variety of summer flowering bulbs. Many of them are not bulbs at all but have parts that resemble them called corms, rhizomes,…
Crossword Puzzle Answers
admin Following are the answers to the garden related crossword puzzles posted on Karensgardentips.com Crossword puzzle 1: Common names of trees. Crossword puzzle 2: Names of Spring Bulbs.