Native Plants Suitable For A Green Roof

In this short list are several succulents, and two grasses. Several groundcovers, a few bulbs, and some perennials would also be worthy contestants but all these would require regular maintenance, so they are not included. SUCCULENTS: General Characteristics...

Native Plants of the Southern California Coast

Southern California is not a desert. Only the area east of the mountains can correctly be characterized as a desert having plants we know as desert plants. The coastal zones of California, west of the mountains have a Mediterranean climate, which means...

Drought-Resistant Gardening

Question: I heard you speak at the Fallbrook Garden Club. I ordered your most current book tonight. Which of your books (or is there a book that isn’t yours that you recommend?) would have the most information on drought-resistant plants for...

Finding Your Own Style

The ideal garden is a place in which nature can revel within an artistically arranged design. Every garden can benefit from having a few formal aspects or well-defined boundaries—a few straight lines, a spiral or a square, a triangle, or a circle. Vita...

Native Grasses & Succulents Suitable For Planting Near A Coastal Lagoon

Grasses Not listing any grasses due to invasive qualities. Succulents Agave shawii—Shaw agave***  Excellent barrier plant with clean appearance, bold, architectural  shape and ferocious spines. Uniquely-shaped bloom spike is   attractive to...

Container Patio Plants

(Many work in the ground also.) Flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum), Azalea ‘Alaska’ and others. (Other good varieties: ‘Happy Days’, ‘Phoenecia’, ‘Formosa’         is understock, often appears when sprouts grow from ground. Bat-faced...