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Ways to spruce up your patio
Sunday, June 21, 2009
As summer approaches, thoughts turn to vacations, but many cash-strapped families are taking a step back and looking to alternatives to enjoy the summer without breaking their budget. Full story »
Garden tips: June 21, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
T.O. yard planted in succulents just sips water
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Imagine a front yard that is beautiful and green year-round but barely needs to be watered and requires no mowing, edging, fertilizer or chemical pesticides. Oh, and you don’t need a gardener to take care of it either. Full story »
Plan can make moving easier
Sunday, June 7, 2009
When it comes to moving, a little preparation goes a long way. HGTV’s FrontDoor.com offers 10 time-saving tips to make moving fast and efficient. Full story »
Care of irises to be topic of grower's lecture
Friday, June 5, 2009
Brief for Friday or Saturday on free iris lecture taking place 11 a.m. June 6 in Moorpark Full story »
Next HGTV Dream Home has New Mexico view
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Anew, fully furnished contemporary Pueblo-style home awaits the winner of the 2010 HGTV Dream Home, to be given away early next year. Full story »
Garden tips: Mild June weather is great for growth
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Not too hot, not too cold are the weather hallmarks of June in Southern California. Full story »
Properly tended tomatoes yield many happy returns
Sunday, May 31, 2009
For most tomato growers, it’s time to get down to business. May is ending, and our plants should go into the ground, or containers, on their path to a juicy, flavorful August. Full story »
May is ideal time to plant flowers, herbs
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Walk into any nursery during May and you can be overwhelmed with the array of flowers, landscape plants, fruit trees and summer vegetables on display. Full story »
It's OK to have weeds in your lawn, author says
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Has your lush green lawn, the one on which you have labored so long, started to betray you with weedy splotches of color from violets and dandelions? Are you reaching for the phone to order an herbicide treatment before the neighbors’ snickers turn to scorn? Full story »
Spring has sprung; county garden tours are abloom
Sunday, April 12, 2009
In a sure sign of the season, garden tours are springing up around Ventura County like California poppies spring up in the fields. Increasingly popular in these hard times as fundraisers, this year’s crop of tours promises a wide variety of gardens and properties open for exploration. Full story »
Greenery expert takes it one step greener
Sunday, March 22, 2009
The word sustainable is everywhere these days, but just what makes a sustainable landscape and why does it matter? Join Owen Dell, author of the new book “Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies,” at 7 p.m. March 29, for a talk and book-signing event at the Santa Barbara Public Library. Full story »
Home tips: Rain or not, get a jump on spring
Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009
February weather can be a big question mark. The month can bring an abundance of warm, spring-type weather or rain-soaked, wintry days. Full story »
Pruning roses is paramount, and now is the time
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009
Muriel Humenick attacks every rosebush with the same philosophy: Cut out the old, protect the new. It’s an appropriate New Year’s maxim, especially when facing thickets of thorns. A grand dame of rose growers, Humenick has honed her pruning skills with decades of experience. Every January and February, she practices what she preaches, again and again and again. Humenick personally tends about 5,000 bushes at her El Dorado, Calif., home. Full story »
Garden tips: Plenty of planting, pruning in January
Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
January is a good time to plant dormant fruit trees and roses for wonderful springtime color and fruit harvest, say experts at Agromin, a Camarillo-based manufacturer of soil products and one of the state’s largest green materials recycling companies. Full story »
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