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Volunteer Salad Garden
I have had a lot on my plate lately and it shows in my neglected garden. With spring breaking out, I thought I would go out and start preparing for planting. I was in for a happy surprise. I let last … Continue reading
Posted in Back Yard Farm, Kitchen Garden
Tagged Beets, Curly lettuce, Dry Gardening, Endive, Fenugreek, High Desert, High Desert Gardening, High Desert Living, Lettuce, Peas, Radicchio, Rain Gardens, Sustainable Garden Plant, Sustainable Gardening, Swiss Chard, Vegetable crops, Vegetable Gardening, Winter Garden
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Lupine Seedlings Emerge After Winter Rain
After years of drought we finally got good rain in the High Desert. Lupine seedlings started to emerge in December. I have carpets of them where mud puddles collected. Spring is on its way!
Posted in Ornamental Gardening, Plant List
Tagged Depressional Wetland Plant, Drought Tolerant, Dry Gardening, Facultative Wetlands, High Desert Living, Landscape Design, Low Impact Design, Lupine, Permaculture Garden, Rain Gardens, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Garden Plant, Sustainable Living, Swales, Water Wise Plants, Wild Flowers
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California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum) Adds Fall Color to High Desert Gardens
I took a lot of chances on planting California native plants slightly out of their natural range. Most of them didn’t make it. One of the successes, among my favorites, was California fuchsia (Epilobium canun). I planted mine where the … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Habitat, Ornamental Gardening, Plant List
Tagged California fuchsia, Drought Tolerant, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Drought Tolerant Plant, Dry Gardening, Epilobium canum, Fall Color, Fall Planting, Garden, Habitat for Humming Birds, High Desert, High Desert Gardening, High Desert Living, Home, Humming Birds, Hummingbird Trumpet, Low Impact Design, Mojave Desert Garden, Permaculture, Permaculture Garden, Southwest, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Garden Plant, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Landscaping, Water Conservation, Water Wise Plants, Xerophytic Gardening, Zauschneria californica, Zauschneria canum
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October Rain | Time to Sow Seed and Plant Bulbs
Its a perfect day for planting in the High Desert. We just had a nice October rain and there is 20% chance of rain for the rest of the day. It is warm and balmy with a light wind. In … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Habitat, Kitchen Garden, Ornamental Gardening, Plant List
Tagged California Native Plants, Drought Tolerant, Dry Gardening, Fall Planting, Garden Habitat, High Desert Living, High Desert Native Plant Gardeners, Landscape Design, Low Impact Design, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Oxalis adenophylla, Persian Pearl Tulips, Plant List, Plant List - Town of Apple Valley - CA, Rain Gardens, Shade Plants, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sustainable Garden Plant, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Landscaping, Tulipa humilis var. Pulchells, Tulips, Water Conservation, Where to Buy Plants for Desert Gardening, Wild Tulips
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Fried Egg Plant aka Matilija Poppy Adds Sizzle to Mojave Gardens
My mother introduced me to Matilija poppy when I was a teenager. She planted one in her front garden. The poppy didn’t exactly like where she put it, so it literally moved. It spread by underground stems to where … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Habitat, Ornamental Gardening, Plant List
Tagged Clonal Plant, Depressional Wetland Plant, Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Drought Tolerant Plant, Ecological Gardening, Fried Egg Plant, Garden, Great Design Plant, Gully Plant, High Desert Living, Horticulture, Key Point Plant, Landscape Design, Low Impact Design, Matilija poppy, Mojave Desert, Mojave Desert Garden, Native Plants, Ornamental Gardening, Perennials, Permaculture, Plant for Sunset Zone 10, Plant for USDA Zone 8B, Romneya coulteri, Success Gardening in the Mojave Desert, Sunset Zone 10, Sustainable Garden Plant, Sustainable Gardening, Swale Plant, Tree poppy, Underground Stem, USDA Zone 8B, Water Wise Plant, Water Wise Plants, Wild Flowers, Xeriscape, Xerophytic Gardening, xerophytic landscaping, Xerophytic Plant, Zone 10 Xeriscape Perennials
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