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10 Ways to Avoid Costly Landscape Mistakes	Written by Roxanne Kim-Perez	Hits: 4528
APLD Annual International Landscape Design Awards Program Winners	Written by Kathleen Hassinger	Hits: 18008
APLD International Landscape Design Gold Award Winner W Gary Smith	Written by Kathleen Hassinger	Hits: 4336
APLD International Landscape Design Gold Award Winner: Matthew Cunningham	Written by Kathleen Hassinger	Hits: 4081
APLD International Landscape Design Gold Award Winner: Matthew Cunningham: Small Gardens	Written by Kathleen Hassinger	Hits: 4305
APLD International Landscape Design Merit Award Winner W Gary Smith - Specialty Project Design	Written by Kathleen Hassinger	Hits: 4491
APLD International Landscape Design Merit Award Winner: Elizabeth Przygoda-Montgomery	Written by Kathleen Hassinger	Hits: 4620
APLD International Landscape Design Merit Award Winner: Geneviѐve Joёlle Villamizar	Written by Kathleen Hassinger	Hits: 3330
APLD International Landscape Design Merit Award Winner: Patricia St. John	Written by Kathleen Hassinger	Hits: 6279
APLD International Landscape Design Merit Award Winner: William H. Reeve, IV and Sean Kearns	Written by Kathleen Hassinger	Hits: 4601
APLD International Landscape Designer of the Year - Suzanne Arca	Written by Kathleen Hassinger	Hits: 4707
Designing a Garden is an Outside Job	Written by Ron Vanderhoff	Hits: 4621
Expert Tips for Creating a Show Stopping Fall Landscape - APLD	Written by Kathleen Hassinger	Hits: 6074
Gardening on Paper	Written by Carole McCray	Hits: 4227
Plant a Moonlight Garden	Written by Carole McCray	Hits: 28738
Some Gardening Traditions just aren’t “in” Anymore	Written by Ron Vanderhoff	Hits: 7575
That’s a Slippery Slope - Hillside Planting For Erosion Control	Written by Ron Vanderhoff	Hits: 22321

Sago Palms Plant Care - southern California

Cycads are one of the oldest living plant families. They have been around for thousands of years. They are also one of the slowest growing plants.

Perennials Steve Brigham

Lily - Inca (Alstroemeria spp.) - Monthly Plant Care Calendar

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Easter Egg Plant (Solanum melongena…

4000 Pat Hammer

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Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) -…

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Cauliflower - Romanesco (Brassica…

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10 Ways to Avoid Costly Landscape Mistakes

A professional landscape designer can save you time, money, and headaches.

Tips, Tricks & Ideas Dawn Hummel

Dreaming in Technicolor In late summer, glossy bulb catalogs arrive harkening spring and I start dreaming in vivid Technicolor. After much oohing and aahing, I place my order. I patiently wait - counting down the days for my sleeping beauties arrival. I order…

APLD International Landscape Design Merit Award Winner: Elizabeth Przygoda-Montgomery

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Association of Professional Landscape Designers Announces: Annual International Landscape…

The Southern Vegetable Garden in Summer

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Summer is synonymous with fresh tomatoes, sweet corn and watermelon.

Yvonne Savio - Southwest

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Region: Southwest

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Plant Recommendations

Plant Recommendations Kate Copsey

Less Common Southern Fruits

When people in the south think of growing fruit, the first one that comes to mind is peaches, a good crop for warmer regions, followed by apples.

Plant Recommendations Pat Hammer

Ivies for Small Moss Filled Topiary - Southern California

Pat Hammer's Top Plant Recommendation: Favorite Ivies for Small Moss Filled Topiary in Southern California.

Desert Trees for Arizona by Steve Plath

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Steve Plath's Top Plant Recommendation: Favorite Desert Trees.

Bromeliads - Southern California

10763 Ken Andersen

Ken Andersen's Top Plant Recommendation: Favorite Bromeliads for Southern California.

Bulbs - Desert of Arizona

7566 Julie and Steve Plath

Julie Plath's Top Plant Recommendation: Favorite Bulbs for Deserts of Arizona.

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Cauliflower - Romanesco (Brassica oleracea ssp. Italica Group 'Romanesco') - Monthly Plant Care Calendar

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Sago Palms Plant Care - southern California

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Jasminum polyanthum is a versatile small evergreen vine that is easy to grow wherever winter...

Solanum lycopersicum
Tomato

Tomato plants are native to tropical South America and dislike cold. In Southern California plants will bear from late spring to early autumn and occasionally winter over.

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Solanum tuberosum
Potato, White Potato, Irish Potato, Garden Potato, Edible Potato,

There are many different varieties of potatoes available for growing by the home gardener, and you will be amazed at how good potatoes you grow yourself taste compared to the store-bought product. In Southern California\'s mild coastal climates, potatoes may be planted from January through May for spring to fall harvest, and you can even try planting in early fall for a winter harvest. The main thing to remember is that potatoes like loose soil, don\'t like excessive heat, and need even moisture (but never soggy soil) throughout the growing season. Whether you grow potatoes in the ground, in half-barrels, or even in stacks of tires, they produce best if you mound loose soil around the plant stems as they grow. For healthy plants and a good harvest, it is important to plant only certified \"seed\" potatoes that you buy from nurseries or specialty growers (rather than store-bought potatoes, which often produce poor crops).

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