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Barberry, Mexican orange blossom and Australian fuchsia are among the non-native plants the Sonoma County Master Gardeners ...
Without planning, a landscape of California native plants can feel a little drab, especially in late summer when many go dormant. Here are 13 guaranteed to provide riotous color.
While traditional cultivars required significant space, the Pillar Series features columnar cultivars reaching widths of only ...
Flag Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day all give you reasons to celebrate being an American, and an Australian flower gives ...
A fast-growing, woody species, this shrub, also called summer lilac, has lovely purple, pink, or white flowers. Although it attracts butterflies with its nectar, this plant does not support native ...
Check out pretty shrubs with pink flowers. Apple Serviceberry. Amelanchier x grandiflora, zones 4 to 9. Size: 20 to 25 feet tall and wide. ... Native from southern Pennsylvania, ...
Mountain pepper is a fragrant Australian shrub that makes a great privacy screen. In the U.S., it thrives in the mild ...
If familiarity breeds contempt, then no wild animal has made itself more loathsome to humanity than the city pigeon. They nest in inconvenient places, overcrowd city squares and corrode stonework with ...
For the grand finale, beeline back to the lodge for cocktails and a gourmet spread laden with local specialties like Alaskan king crab and Kachemak Bay oysters and, if you’re still up for it, a ...
This method enables continuous harvesting without harming the plants or the ecosystem, and is used to produce fencing materials and essential oils. Two native Australian plants, blue mallee and ...
Valerie ran off while she was on a camping trip with her humans back in 2023 on a remote island in Australia. They had lost hope until locals spotted her more than a year later, surviving in the wild.