Fall Color with California Native Plants

 Riparian trees provide good fall color in S. CaliforniaThereare many gardening myths about California native plants  (http://www.slideshare.net/cvadheim/california-native-plant-myths-2014).  One is that ‘all California native plantsturn brown in the fall’.  Some certainlydo – dry season dormancy is a great way to survive our hot, dry summers.  But...

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Plant of the Month (October) : Pink (Hairy; Purple; Western) honeysuckle – Lonicera hispidula

Pink honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula)Afterfive years of drought, plants are blooming at unusual times.   That’s because precipitation and temperaturecues - used by plants to time flowering, leafing out and growing - are allmixed up. The long-term effects of climate change are largely unknown, but theyare already making garden planning a little more challenging. ...

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