I’ve always said that if you look at a Ficus benjamina, or Weeping Fig, cross-eyed,  it’ll start to drop leaves.  Actually, many things make this

Pearl wrote me a couple of weeks back and said she’d seen lots of ants on the soil of her succulents and near her succulents.  “What

Even though I’ve been gardening for over 50 years (egads – that’s a long time!) and have my tried and true ways of doing things,

Oh Jade Plants, some people love you and some people don’t.  Simply put, you’re just one of those plants that everyone seems to have an

To put it plain and simple: I love my Hoyas.  The Hoya carnosa variegata growing up the umbrella on the patio next to my office

Oh Youtube, how wildly popular you are!  The fans adore your many stars and were out in full force a couple of months ago at

I absolutely love orange in the garden so it was instant plant lust when I  first laid my eyes upon Sedum nussbaumerianum (or Coppertone Stonecrop

Euphorbias are wonderful but there’s something you should be aware of when pruning Euphorbias. Oh, the wonderful world of Euphorbias! There are over 2000 species

This succulent, Senecio talinoides cylindricus, likes to roam in the garden so make sure it has plenty of room! If you want a succulent which

I know I am not the only one out there who’s a wacky succulent freak.  I’m so addicted to these intriguing beauties that I can’t

When I created my garden, I certainly didn’t do it with the intention of 1 day leaving it.  Life deals us a different hand of

I love wild and wacky Spider Plants but I love them even more when they produce lots of babies.  I got mine from Santa Ynez