Monthly Archives: July 2025

grasses for the win (wind!)

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Denise

This summer seems windier than most I’ve experienced here. Only in July have the winds finally dialed down from fierce to breezy. (July also marks the end of the disgusting but mostly harmless reign of the spittlebugs too.). I imagine … Continue reading →

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time to sow biennials

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Denise

Just one seed of this angelica germinated out of a packet sown February 2024, and to be honest, one angelica is all I have room for, but a couple of backups for insurance would have taken off the pressure of … Continue reading →

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summer & dieramas

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Denise

The SoCal garden churned through a lot of attempts at growing dieramas. I’d figure they’re South African, I’m zone 10, we should get along famously. So many plant fails are due to faulty assumptions. Matching growing zones is only the … Continue reading →

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