Chill weather slows down grass growth in our lawns and we can notice the bright yellow flowers of Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion. In our mild climate, dandelions bloom nearly year-round. Even as they bloom, these weeds seldom rise above their basal rosette at the lawn surface.
When I first started vegetable gardening as a young mom, I never gave much thought to seed catalogs. Like most gardeners I knew, I bought my seeds from the local nursery and, for the most part, planted the same seeds each season.
Fruit trees produce more fruit than they can handle or support adequately, mainly if the trees were not correctly pruned in the recent season. To get a healthy crop from fruit trees, the implementation of this procedure will help produce a bountiful and healthy harvest.
Gardens come in an infinite variety-- limited by one's imagination, resources, and environment. At its essence, a garden is a planned space incorporating a singular or variety of natural elements such as rocks, plants, water, shrubs, and trees.
The term monocarpic defines those plants that flower a single time, set seeds for reproduction, and then die. There are annuals, biennials, and perennials in this category of plant material. The primary drive of a plant is to reproduce. Some plants produce seeds for that purpose.
