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In our article section you’ll find helpful information on how to maintain your garden, take care of your plants, attract wildlife and see examples of inspirational native California gardens. Check back often as we’ll be adding new articles frequently.

Creating a Meadow Garden – Revisited

Creating a Meadow Garden- By Bob Sussman 12/5/2018 A meadow by definition is sort of a landscape of low growing plants that provide a wide field of vision, in other words the plants are generally shorter than 2’ (+/-). Other[…]

Time to Divide Your Pacific Coast Irises – How To

Time to Divide Your Pacific Coast Irises – How To! Bob Sussman 10/24/18 If you’ve done any gardening you know there’s a “right time of year for everything” and I might add a wrong time too. In Southern California this[…]

Good Parents Make Good Children?

Good Parents Make Good Children? Sometimes. Bob Sussman One of our/my more fun activities at the nursery is to hybridize pacific coast irises. It’s easy to do just a very long wait to see the results. Generally the more interesting[…]

Pacific Coast Irises Growing and Hybridizing for Fun!

Pacific Coast Irises Growing and Hybridizing for Fun! Bob Sussman 7/13/18 (Many of the new irises shown below won’t be ready for several years- however many beautiful ones will be ready next early winter – they are currently in protective[…]

Chocolate Daisies for Your Garden!!!!

Chocolate Daisies for Your Garden!!! – Bob Sussman 6/6 Chocolate daisies or Berlanderia lyrata- natives of our southwest and northern Mexico get their name because they do give off a very strong chocolate fragrance.They grow well in Southern California gardens[…]