Another Iconic Nursery Closing
0August 25, 2016 by Hope Gardens
Burkard Nurseries in Pasadena is closing its doors. I have only been to this wonderful nursery once or twice but …
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How to Grow Blueberries
0July 5, 2016 by Hope Gardens
“Blue skies smilin’ at me Nothin’ but blue skies do I see Bluebirds singin’ a song Nothin’ but blue skies …
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Category DIY Garden Guides, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Agriculture, blueberries, blueberry, Cook, edible garden, edible gardening, flower, fruit, Garden, Harvest, Home, Home garden, Los Angeles, nature, organic, Plant, Southern California, summer, Vegetable Garden, vegetable gardening
Green Arrow Nursery in North Hills sold to developers
24March 29, 2016 by Hope Gardens
I am crushed to inform Angelenos that Green Arrow Nursery in North Hills has been sold to developers for …
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Category Vegetable gardening | Tags: Garden, nursery
How to Pick the Best Tomato Plant
1March 18, 2016 by Hope Gardens
Holy Lycopene, you guys. There are over 700 tomato cultivars available today. Overwhelming! Picking the healthiest plant is the most …
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Category DIY Garden Guides, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Agriculture, Compost, edible garden, edible gardening, flower, fruit, Garden, Harvest, heirloom, Home, Home garden, hyrid, lettuce, Los Angeles, native, nature, organic, Plant, raised bed, raised bed garden, raised garden bed, Seed, Soil, Southern California, spring, Square foot gardening, summer, Tomato, Vegetable, Vegetable Garden
Drought-tolerant can be Zen
0October 6, 2015 by Hope Gardens
Using different hardscape materials, clumping bamboo, fountain grass, pittosporum, flax, society garlic, succulents and fountains and sculpture. I think tucking …
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Planting the Parkway
0September 29, 2015 by Hope Gardens
Here’s a list of all the great groundcovers and low-growing plants you can add to your parkway and still get …
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What to know about the challenges of installing drought-tolerant landscapes (and the effects of the DWP rebate program)
4September 20, 2015 by Hope Gardens
Greetings! At Hope Gardens, the past six months have been an exciting time of growth. The DWP rebate has …
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Category Landscaping | Tags: drought-tolerant, landscaping. drought
Landscaping Layout Examples
0August 28, 2015 by Hope Gardens
Hi all! I know design can seem very daunting so I wanted to share some ideas with you. When placing …
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To future garden owners…
0August 22, 2015 by Hope Gardens
“Despite the gardener’s best intentions, nature will improvise.” Michael P. Garafalo Plant failure happens. And sometimes there’s no reason to …
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This is where the tough love comes in…
0August 1, 2015 by Hope Gardens
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