Bromeliads are native to Central and South America, growing on rocks, trees, and the ground in wooded and humid areas. They’re some of our most fascinating and beautiful ornamentals. Their rosette foliage ranges from silvery gray to dark green. It can be...
To understand fertilizer and what it does, you must know the roles plant nutrients play in a plant’s growth and development. Each nutrient has a specific function essential for plant health and productivity. In this blog, we’ve included a list of primary...
A recent gardening trend is to plant colorful peppers in the landscape, in containers, and in vegetable garden beds. There are several different sizes and shapes of plants, and many sizes, shapes, and colors of the fruit. Hot peppers are used worldwide more than any...
There was a time when citrus trees grew everywhere in Southern California. You’d see them on the way to school, church, the root beer stand, or wherever you were heading. New housing tracts were planted squarely in the middle of active citrus groves. Even now,...
A long-time favorite for interior foliage, Ficus (fig) comes in many varieties, from large specimens to accent plants of various sizes. The Ficus genus contains 800 species of tropical and subtropical plants. Growth habits vary significantly between varieties. From...
