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Propagating Crotons from stem cuttings

Croton Propagation - Stem Cutting

When I started my garden 12 years ago I had no idea that such a colorful and tropical plant as a croton (Codiaeum variegatum) would grow, let alone excel, in Southern California. Through the years I have been fortunate enough to test close to 25 different cultivars to the garden. Some cultivars did in fact prove…

August 17, 2017

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20 late afternoon garden photos

Geiger Garden - Agave Pots and Carcharodons

I needed a quick post for this week as I will be in North Carolina for our family reunion at the Outer Banks. So before heading out with the wife and kids for a 3 AM departure, I went outside the day before and shot some late afternoon garden photos. Likely the most popular request…

August 10, 2017

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So you say you wish you had a bigger garden?

Mardy Darian Front Driveway

So you say you wish you had a bigger garden? Every one does, right? Well, at some point in all our gardening lives the desire for more land comes up. Frankly, you wouldn’t be a good gardener or true plant lover if the thought never crossed your mind at least once. How ironic is it…

June 15, 2017

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A visit to the Anza-Borrego Desert to see the wildflower super bloom

Anza-Borrego Wildflowers - Desert Sunflower (Geraea canescens)

So unless you have been living without the Internet the last month, it would have been impossible for someone living in Southern California not to have heard about the “wildflower super bloom” happening out in the Anza-Borrego Desert. It has been all over the news and social media since February. The “wildflower super bloom” wasn’t just making…

March 23, 2017

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A closeup view of a Southern California rainy day garden

Rainy Day Dypsis prestoniana Leaves

A rainy day garden: often a curse in the tropics, but a rare treat in Southern California. I can honestly tell you that I have never said, “Oh, darn. It’s going to rain” while I have had my garden here in Vista, California. If you do not live in a low-rainfall Mediterranean climate, you can not really understand why rain…

February 9, 2017

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Is it wrong to really love your potting bench?

Big Jake's Potting Bench

Perhaps it’s just me, but I love potting stuff up. I enjoy watching the plants I grew from seed, seedlings or cuttings get too large for the containers they are in and require a new home. I also realize that with each new pot I put them in, they come closer to being able to live outside in…

February 2, 2017

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My most memorable images from Madagascar

Isalo National Park Bismarckia nobilis

Some readers may have taken note that the last few posts I have uploaded have been posts in which I am catching up on my Madagascar trip. That trip is almost a year and a half old now. Work, kids, life, etc., all got in the way of me finishing those posts back then. I can…

January 19, 2017

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The magical properties of rainwater in Southern California

Raindrop on Agapanthus Leaf

Here in Southern California my local forecast shows another two days of rain coming starting tomorrow morning. Considering the fact California is in a state of serious drought, all rain is welcomed. Last year was to be the year of the drought-breaking El Niño, but that never happened. Earlier this fall a few long-range forecasts guessed for…

December 29, 2016

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