What can we do to better our planet, our city, our homes? One person at a time we can choose to plant a garden. One more living thing that consumes CO2 helps just a little bit. And your living space will be more beautiful because of it. Find a natural method to accomplish your task, so your part of the world will be abundantly alive. Plant something appropriate to our climate. There is no food more local, nor more healthy, than the food you grow in your garden.  Add another flower to give you or someone who sees your garden some joy. Not a bad start if you ask me.

Look through our plant lists included are many of the plants that we have experience growing in our bit of California. We will give you the lowdown on our trials and tribulations with these plants in our gardens and show you a great photo of the plant in bloom too.

Cut to the essentials. What gardening tools do you really need? With a limited amount of truck space a good measure of what you need is what gets to go along for the ride day after day? These are the tools in the truck. We have product reviews for some excellent sprinkler and irrigation timers to help keep your garden irrigated without wasting water.

Photographs are available to publishers, see the details in our Garden Image Catalog

Attract wildlife to your home and landscape. Become part of the wildlife diversity solution. Our project section has many ideas for garden themes and how to make your garden more interesting. Make your garden smell great.  Fragrant flowers and foliage attract more than wildlife, they attract garden lovers too. Visit our Butterfly Garden page and see the plants you can use to attract butterflies to your garden.  Go to our critters page to see some of the beautiful wildlife we have found in our garden.  Visit our page on how to attract hummingbirds.  See how to create your own hummingbird garden design.  Design your Silver and Gray Garden.  Spread out your plant's blooming times and include Spring Flowers and Summer Flowers and Fall Flowers in your design.

To get a horticultural question answered ask the gardener.

Our lenghty warm spell in January has encouraged many plants to bloom early this year, often as much as a month earlier than usual. Visit our Garden Calendar to see what needs to be done in your garden.

Rose pruning. What to do with those new David Austin Roses and Romanticas

Have you thought that a water feature would bring a section of your garden to life? We have pictures showing you how you can plan, build, and plant your own pond, fountain or Water Garden.

Come visit our Garden Book Reviews to see our favorite references. You can also find reviews scattered within the corresponding sections of the plant lists. There is plenty of good reading for plant lovers.

Photos taken by Martin Fletcher see our recent best in the garden image catalog. More of Martin's nature images can be found at Organic-Landscape.com

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