I have recently been slowly reading The Japanese Art of Living, An Invitation to Celebrate Every Day, by Natalie Leon (Watkins Publishing, 2024). The Japanese have 72 micro seasons and pay much closer attention to nature.
Filipino-American History Month (FAHM) is a yearly event in October to commemorate the arrival of the first Filipinos in the continental United States at what is now Morro Bay, California on October 18, 1587.
We had this innocent-looking large bush in our front yard for probably 20 years. It had drip irrigation, but maybe that wasn't enough because as our area became drier and hotter with climate change, the bush stopped flowering.
When I decided to pursue my project of growing 3 citrus trees in 1 pot, I did a lot of research on high-density planting, so I would be successful. Here are some of the important points I found: 1) Plant trees of the same species.
When I was chatting with a few fellow gardeners at the recent plant exchange, the conversation turned to plants we wished we hadn't planted because they turned out to be too invasive for our gardens.
