All About Santa Barbara Daisy
Santa Barbara Daisy is a brilliant ground cover! I’ve used it more times than I can remember. It’s a fast growing, drought tolerant, and dependable addition to a garden. This ground cover adds texture and almost year-round blooms. And, it’s...
Tuberose: A Fabulously Fragrant Flower
We’ve talked about many beautiful tropical plants already, like the hibiscus, bird of paradise and plumeria. Now let’s explore one of my favorite tropical plants: tuberose.
Ah, Leucadendron!
Leucadendron (lew-kuh-Den-dron) is one of those plants that I seldom use the common name, Conebush, for. I simply refer to it as Leucadendron, and then the type, which is usually descriptive as to its color. While Leucadendron is a genus of about 80 species, there are...
10 Great Uses for Rosemary
Because I’ve used this herb in almost every garden I’ve designed, I’m sharing these ten great uses for rosemary to encourage my clients—and you—to use rosemary as more than just a beautiful plant in the garden. Since you can also just grab some rosemary at the grocery...
Not Euphoria, Euphorbia!
Euphorbia plants are pretty much everywhere. There are over 2,200 species of euphorbia! That makes it the second largest genus of plants in the world. Let’s talk about some of them.
