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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Agave Vilmoriniana
Graceful octopus agave adds texture and contrast to drought-tolerant gardens
Full StoryGardening Guides10 Top Native Plants for Southern California Gardens
Enjoy a fuss-free, water-wise garden by growing plants naturally in tune with the climate and wildlife of Southern California
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Juniperus Squamata ‘Blue Star’
Need some blues in your garden? Discover Blue Star juniper
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ribes Malvaceum
Plant pink chaparral currant for graceful winter tassels and an excuse to make black currant tarts
Full StoryYellow FlowersGreat Design Plant: Winter Jasmine Gladdens Snowy Gardens
Sunny yellow flowers defy the frost, bringing cheer to the garden on gray days
Full StoryGardening GuidesMistletoe Is Coming to Town
The sight of this mistletoe may not always bring about festive feelings, but for U.S. Southwest gardeners, it’s not all bad
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cyrtomium Falcatum ‘Rochfordianum’
Adding Japanese holly fern to your woodland garden is a great way to celebrate the holidays and create lasting memories
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Low-Maintenance Calliandra Eriophylla
Pink, puffy flowers of pink fairy duster transform the lacy foliage of this desert native in spring
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Annual Phacelias
Coveted by California beekeepers and wildlife gardeners, phacelias are worth planting now for their prolific blue to purple spring blooms
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Convolvulus Cneorum
Bush morning glory’s silvery foliage is transformed every day as pinkish buds open to reveal white flowers
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cedrus Atlantica ‘Glauca’
With its blue foliage and variety of shapes, blue atlas cedar earns its place in the sun
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