If you live in S. CA & enjoy native plants in your landscape, here are a few things to do in your garden before the heat of summer sets in. Sow warm-season grasses & slopes mixes & keep moist. Be sure to more...1163

If you live in S. CA & enjoy native plants in your landscape, here are a few things to do in your garden before the heat of summer sets in. Sow warm-season grasses & slopes mixes & keep moist. Be sure to weed by hoeing or hand pulling & check the moisture in the soil & only water when the top few inches are dry. Be sure to do some mulching as well & check with your local native plant nursery to see what you can still plant into your garden before summer "offically" arrives.

If you love to garden but don't want to use toxic chemicals for weed control, consider using natural horticultural vinegar. The acid rate is 20% higher than traditional vinegars and will kill those weeds. more...976

If you love to garden but don't want to use toxic chemicals for weed control, consider using natural horticultural vinegar. The acid rate is 20% higher than traditional vinegars and will kill those weeds. It's safer for your garden, yourself, your pets and wildlife because there is no exposure to any harmful toxins.

Cats can be a problem in a garden by using it as their personal potty place and it's difficult to discourage them from the practice once they get started. Try this and see what happens. It just might work more...532

Cats can be a problem in a garden by using it as their personal potty place and it's difficult to discourage them from the practice once they get started. Try this and see what happens. It just might work for you. Take very small containers such as baby food jars or yogurt containers and put them into a hole with the soil just up to the rim and then fill with household ammonia. Cats hate the smell of it and that should discourage them from making anymore "deposits"!

If you live in the southwest and you are considering changing your landscape using native plants and promote sustainability in your garden, now is the time to do it. The winter months will allow your new more...527

If you live in the southwest and you are considering changing your landscape using native plants and promote sustainability in your garden, now is the time to do it. The winter months will allow your new plants to become established and be able to handle next summers heat. There are now many nurseries specializing in "natives' and have a huge selection to chose from, plus they can give you the professional advice you will need to get started.

Have you been considering changing your landscape to less thirsty plants? I f you live in the southwest portion of the U.S., I bet you've been concerned about saving water since approx. 75% of the average more...429

Have you been considering changing your landscape to less thirsty plants? I f you live in the southwest portion of the U.S., I bet you've been concerned about saving water since approx. 75% of the average household's water use goes to landscaping. Switching over to using native plants, not only saves you water, but attracts wildlife into your garden and helps promote sustainability too!