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The agaves are native to North, Central and South America, and the West Indies. They range from small to enormous sizes and take many different shapes and forms.
Amaryllis belladonna is a bulb native to the Mediterranean climate of Cape Province, South Africa. Commonly called naked-lady lily, this bulb has naturalized in many areas of Sonoma County and along much of the California coast, just as it has in similar climates throughout the world.
One of the more fanciful sites in the summer garden is a smoke tree in full flower. Individual tiny blossoms in airy, filamentous panicles appear wreathed in clouds of pinkish smoke. Cotinus grows in nearly any well-drained soil.
Cherry tomatoes have become a home-garden favorite not only for their small size, perfect for snacking and salads, but also for their early and long-lasting harvest. Because they produce so abundantly, one standard plant is sufficient for a family of four.
Graceful in the garden, dill plants attract beneficial insects to their flat-headed, yellow flowers and offer both seeds and leaves, called dill weed, when dried.
If you allow dill to flower, leaf production will cease; when it sets seed, the plant dies. Therefore, plan your dill harvest based on whether you want to use fresh dill in recipes, preserve leaves (dill weed) and/or preserve seed.
As spring vegetables begin to decline and bolt, its time for the summer garden to face Sonoma Countys hot, dry summer. A carefully planned succession garden provides continuous harvest for months until its time for the next transition into fall and winter gardening.
Plants in the genus Artemisia are commonly called wormwood, mugwort, and sagebrushnames that seem surprising for a member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae) even though there is no clear resemblance to sunflowers.
We are lucky that here in Sonoma County, we are able to grow food sustainably year-round. Enjoy the satisfaction of producing your own delicious, ripe, nutritious fruits and vegetables in your home garden. Food Garden advice from the UC-trained and certified Food Garden Specialists of the Master…
Often grown as an evergreen ornamental tree, the loquat is included in a home orchard for its apricot-hued fruit. Eriobotrya japonica, commonly known as loquat or Japanese plum, has a distinctive taste, slightly tangy, suggestive of apricots and pineapple with texture similar to peach.
