Green Thumb Garden Blog: Southern California Gardening Tips

Stuffed pizza slices with cheese and salami, dusted with cheese, served with a metal sauce dish on a plate. Text: "Inside Out Pizza.
Inside Out Pizza

Ingredients: For pizza dough: 1 1/4 oz package active dry yeast 1 tsp sugar 1¼ [...]

Collage of various daisy family plants, featuring bright orange, pink, yellow, and blue flowers in pots and garden settings.
The Diversity Of The Daisy Family of Plants

By Richard Flowers, ACCNP-Green Thumb Nursery-Ventura The name “daisy” is a contraction of the Old [...]

Sliced loaf of pumpkin raisin bread on a wooden board, with a butter knife and a dab of butter beside it.
Pumpkin Raisin Bread

Ingredients: 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground [...]

Collage showing various green plants suitable for hedgerows and privacy screens in Southern California.
Best Privacy Hedges and Plants for Southern California

Written by Kelsey W. The best privacy hedges and screening plants for Southern California include [...]

Collage of plants with text "How to Care for Your Plants in the Fall & Winter as the Seasons Change" at the top. Flowers include pink hydrangeas, a green leafy plant, white flowers, and a red flower.
Fall and Winter Plant Care in Southern California

As the days shorten and cool, your plants slow down, and the summer habit of [...]

A bowl of pumpkin hummus topped with chopped nuts, placed on a cloth with decorative squash in the background.
Pumpkin Hummus

Ingredients: 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas and their liquid (undrained) 1 (15-ounce) can pure pumpkin puree [...]

Three powdered sugar-covered Polish doughnuts, known as pączki, are displayed on a wooden surface.
Paczki

Ingredients: 2 cups whole milk, warmed to 110 degrees F 4½ teaspoons active dry yeast [...]

Collage of fall flowers: purple aster, yellow pansies, pink foxglove, and assorted chrysanthemums under the title "Annual and Perennials Containers for Fall.
Annual and Perennials Containers for Fall

Written by David S. Fall is a magical time of year. It is the calm [...]

Four types of plants suitable for Southern California desert gardens: a green spiky-leafed plant, red flowers, pink flowers, and a large rosette succulent with dark-edged leaves.
Plants That Bloom in a Southern California Desert Yard

Written by Kelsey W. The best plants for a Southern California desert yard are tough, [...]

A tray of elotes fritters topped with crumbled cheese and seasoning. The text "ELOTES FRITTERS" is written below the image.
Elotes Fritters

Ingredients: 3 ears corn, kernels removed and cobs discarded 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil [...]

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