November Tips: Southern California
Returning rains mean a greener landscape, beautiful roses, and finishing up fall planting. Remember to water plants -- Continue planting perennials, groundcovers, herbs, roses, and trees and shrubs. Also plant native wildflowers such as ... [... more]
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June Tips: Southern California
June is an easygoing month in the Southern California garden. Your spring labors should be paying off, and the workload is slowing to an enjoyable pace. Douse your compost pile. -- Continue to deadhead fading flower blossoms. Also cut back ... [... more]
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February Tips: Southern California
Plant, prune, fertilize, and more this month. Plant ground covers like this colorful catmint. Planting Trees and Shrubs -- Fertilize roses and fertilize perennials at the end of the month and keep them watered. You can use chemical fertilizers ... [... more]
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May Tips: Southern California
Garden chores in Southern California are settling down to a pattern: Weed, water, deadhead, repeat. Weed, water, deadhead ... Plant your marigolds Spring is winding down and summer's just around the corner. Here's the last burst of garden chores ... [... more]
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September Tips: Southern California
September marks the beginning of the fall planting season -- a busy time of year for lucky warm-climate gardeners. Pre-chill hyacinth bulbs in the refrigerator to Dividing Perennials Planting Perennials -- Divide or plant perennials now that ... [... more]
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January Tips: Southern California
Gardening never stops in Southern California. With the new year comes a whole new roster of chores to get your garden started for another great season. Learn to plant bare-root trees, shrubs, and roses. Planting Trees and Shrubs Planting a ... [... more]
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December Tips: Southern California
Garden must-dos are minimal this month, giving you more time to focus on the holidays. Finish transplanting flowers. -- Finish planting bare-root trees, shrubs, roses, and vegetables. But hold off planting tropicals until next spring. It's still ... [... more]
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April Tips: Southern California
Things are starting to warm up in Southern California. This month is the time to get everything ready so when hot weather hits, you can sit back with a lemonade. Keep planting trees and shrubs. Planting Trees and Shrubs -- Continue to plant ... [... more]
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March Tips: Southern California
So much gardening to do and so little time! March is the month for planting, mowing, fertilizing, and more. So much gardening to do and so little time! Here's a rundown of your top garden tasks for March. Plant warm-season vegetables like these ... [... more]
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July Tips: Southern California
The heat gives both plants and people a bit of a break, but there are still plenty of basic maintenance tasks to do. Vegetable Production Deadhead your flowers. -- Fertilize containers. Constant watering flushes out nutrients. -- Harvest veggies ... [... more]
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October Tips: Southern California
In Southern California, September can provide some of the year's most pleasant weather. Celebrate with a planting spree. It's a great time to plant perennials. -- It's time to get planting again. The pleasant weather is great for planting ... [... more]
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August Tips: Southern California
Watering and pest control are your main tasks this month. Water deeply and well. [... more]
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