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May 9, 2017

Finding and Planting Matilija Poppies – Romneya coulteri

Finding and Planting Matilija Poppies- Romneya coulteri!- Bob Sussman These are matilija poppies alright- now the bigger question is where can you find them, buy them to plant. When and how should you plant them – how to maintain –[…]

May 5, 2017

Native Milkweed- Asclepias fascicularis or speciosa

Native Milkweed- Asclepias fascicularis or speciosa Monarch butterflies are very fussy, they only lay their eggs on milkweed plants and that what their caterpillars eat. How they can differentiate milkweed from all other plants is beyond be but they can.[…]

April 13, 2017

Pacific Coast Iris Hybridizing Time

Spring is the time when most (not all) flowers bloom. The flowers provided hybridizers both male and female parts to cross pollinate flowers to produce plants with bigger and better flowers and better plants too. This is at least the[…]

February 3, 2017

I’ll be out of the nursery 2/4

I’ll be out of the nursery, tomorrow 2/4. In my place will be Trish Munro. Trish has an excellent knowledge of native plants including where you might find them in Ventura County- for species not hybrids. She’s also a very[…]

January 2, 2017

What to Plant Right Now and Why

What to Plant Right Now and Why This time of year when it’s cool and actually rainy, is the best time to get your new plants in the ground. It seems pretty clear that if you can plant things out[…]

December 20, 2016

Holiday Hours!!!!!

We will be closed from 12/23 to 12/25—-open – regular hours 12/26! Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah!!!!!! (this year the first day of Chanukah is Christmas Day)

November 30, 2016

Milkweed plants dead? No, Just Sleeping

This is the time of year when native milkweed plants – food plants for the monarch and queen caterpillars- go dormant. That means they will pretty much dies back to the ground and is part of the normal cycle of[…]

November 24, 2016

Best Time to plant and we are 2 + Black Friday Week!

For me and what we grow- this really is the best time of year to plant in the nursery and your garden. It has finally cooled down and we’re entering the rainy season and rain water is the best water.[…]

November 18, 2016

Nursery News Best Time to Plant!

This is the best time of year to plant- late fall when the temps. cool down, the winds aren’t as strong, and you even get some rain. We are planting away at the nursery too. Everything can be planted this[…]