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Written by Alicia R. Maybe you’ve put away your garden gloves in favor of lounging on the patio. Admiring flowerbeds while sipping iced tea is pleasant during the heat of mid- to late summer. But if you don’t feel inclined to recline, and you find it sweeter to hold a trowel than a tumbler of […]
Many gardeners are concerned about helping to support insects that pollinate plants, especially the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) due to its continuing decline. In this article, we will cover the many ways that gardeners can help monarch butterflies. The Xerxes Society for Invertebrate Conservation reports that only 200,000 monarchs were observed overwintering along the California […]
By Richard Flowers, ACCNP-Green Thumb Nursery-Ventura Just the other day, my neighbor showed me a plant in his garden that he didn’t know the name of. This sprawling and scrambling shrub covers a 10 foot area so densely that it provides needed privacy from the road and the house. I told the neighbor it is […]
Written by Sarah R. Urban homesteading, sounds kind of trendy and cool, doesn’t it? It also sounds kind of contradictory. Urban means city and homesteading means country. How can ever the two meet? Urban homesteading, although at face value seems to incorporate two conflicting ideas, is a cool possibility that is becoming a trend among […]
By Richard Flowers, ACCNP-Green Thumb Nursery-Ventura Any time when the temperature rises to unbearable levels and the humidity is very low for an extended period of time, it plays havoc on our beloved gardens. During these episodes, plants become stressed, agitated, and look poor or unhealthy. Plant responses to heat include but not limited to […]
Written by Alicia R. Magic is what many gardeners feel when taking a break from routine by visiting a garden center to enjoy the plant kingdom. Part of the enchantment involves taking a chance on plants you’ve never grown before. This may include many of the cacti and succulents available at Green Thumb Nurseries. The broad […]
Written by Alicia R If vegetables could speak, members of the humble squash family might advise other edibles that summer is no time to put down roots if you can’t take the heat in the garden. Planting vegetables during the summer requires choosing types that grow well when temperatures rise and tolerate the limited moisture of […]
Written by Wendy M. California is one of the most beautiful states in the country when it comes to sun, surf, and turf. For all of the water that is along the coastline, it can be difficult to keep the plants on land hydrated during the droughts that California has had a history of. Professional garden […]
By Richard Flowers, ACCNP-Green Thumb Nursery-Ventura They have fluffy fur, short tails, long ears, and whiskers. These small mammals are known as rabbits and are mostly herbivores; eating leafy greens, seeds, grasses, flower buds, and fruits.They have adapted to living in suburban areas and surrounding sites where plenty of food is available at their disposal. […]
By Richard Flowers, ACCNP-Green Thumb Nursery-Ventura Peering in the distance is an 8-10 foot or taller shrub covered with cheerful yellow poppy blossoms, in front of that is a blue flowered Cleveland Sage, and lastly an orange monkey flower, what a show stopper of California native plants! There is a special type of plant that […]