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My paternal grandmother, Dorothy Edna Richards was born on November 28, 1896 in Hilo, Hawai'i. Her father Elmer Ellsworth Richards had been sent to Hilo by the Sunset Telephone-Telegraph Company (operating under the umbrella of the Pacific Bell Telephone Company)…
I don't know what it is about mushrooms that intrigues me. Possibly childhood story books showing fairies living in and playing around them, Or the story that my beloved maternal grandmother told me about my mom (under the age of…
I used to assume that these stunning plants were too fussy to deal with, but I've learned that's just not so - they're so easy that anyone can grow them!
Chrysanthemums (Mums) aren't the most glamorous in the flower kingdom, especially compared to Roses & Hollyhocks - but to me they're the Queens of Fall.
Front yards are looking very spooky in my neighborhood this year. A couple of my neighbors started their installations the FIRST week of Octoboo! But I bet they won't have any of these spooky plants in their yards... Behold the beautiful…
We are beyond thrilled — and honestly still pinching ourselves — to share that the Mary Lou Heard Memorial Garden Tour has been featured in the Los Angeles Times! In a beautiful piece celebrating the best of Southern California’s spring garden tours, our…
A popular symbol of springtime is the speckled, miniature dome of a ladybug as it strolls along a plant stem looking for its favorite meal of a plump, juicy, lime green aphid. Of all the creepy crawlies, ladybugs are the…
Comprising a kaleidoscope of colors, fragrant borders, year-round blooming hedges and trees, dazzling wildflowers, show-stopping specimens, and beautiful ground covers. Learn about these versatile plants perfectly adapted to southern california!
In Celtic mythology, the Hawthorn tree is one of the most sacred trees, symbolizing love and protection. They are also known as Fairy Trees, as fairies live under the Hawthorn as its guardians, and so was treated with great respect…
A visit to this stunning private arboretum discovers a living museum of desert lore in Palm Springs, created by Chester “Cactus Slim” Moorten and his wife, Patricia.
Rancho Los Alamitos (the "Ranch of the Little Cottonwoods") Historic Ranch and Gardens is one of Southern California's longest-inhabited hilltops. The Rancho is located on Tongva-Gabrielino's ancestral land and is a traditional gathering place of the Tonga people. The history…
