Gardeners are now busy with a wide variety of pleasant tasks: bulb planting is in full swing; evergreens are being set in; some of the summer bulbs are being dug and cured; the last of the late winter- and spring-blooming annuals are being planted, and in the higher altitudes borders are being bedded down for … Read more
Strawberries benefit from mulching with clean straw. Place, the covering over the plants so it settles to a depth of about 3” inches. If the wind blows strong in winter, hold the mulch with a chicken wire covering. Put mulch on strawberries after the first light frosts in fall, but before severe frosts. Applying mulch … Read more
We must realize that many of the perennial plants we grow in our gardens need special protection to live from year to year. Some bulbs, corms, and tubers need to be dug and placed in storage for winter because they do not survive the temperatures out of doors. Those needing such treatment include gladiolus, cannas, … Read more
Judging from my mail, there is – some confusion among West Coast gardeners concerning tritonias, tritomas, and tecomas, and this is a good chance to straighten it out for the three are very different. Tritonia is a South African bulb particularly well suited to fry. warm places on the Pacific Coast. For me, the bloom … Read more