Andy Howland and his landscape team at Friendship Village of Dublin planted 10,000 annuals in May 2020 when COVID-19 kept residents isolated. As director of enhancements and landscape, Howland knew the…
Tag: Gardening
23 Garden Trends For 2022 For Outdoor Spaces and Indoor Gardening
How and what will the nation’s 30 million gardeners be growing in their homes and gardens in 2022? While 2021 was the period of experimental gardening, some of the biggest…
Gardening: Perfect gifts for gardeners
If you are like me and still seeking that perfect holiday or hostess gift for someone on your list, why not treat them to a gardening-related gift? Whether the hard-to-buy-for…
New Portland shop takes regenerative approach to gardening and business
Sustainable, organic farming has been the standard practice of nature-conscious gardeners for decades. But there’s a new/old approach to landscaping and gardening in town, and it has a just-opened home…
18 plant and gardening activities in L.A. that’ll get you in the holiday spirit
(Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times) It’s almost Thanksgiving (How did this happen?!), and the holidays are definitely upon us, with festive light shows blooming at many SoCal botanic gardens.…
Five inspiring books about gardens | Gardening advice
The Flower Yard by Arthur Parkinson Written by the “plantfluencer” and rosy-cheeked protégé of Sarah Raven, this book is a playful invitation to garden on a truly small scale. “It…