Posts Tagged ‘Gardening tips San Diego’

How to Design a Sustainable Butterfly Garden

How to Design a Sustainable Butterfly Garden Don’t you love it when butterflies visit your garden? It’s magical. Watching them flutter from flower to flower, searching for nectar, is a beautiful sight. Butterflies aren’t just magical creatures; they’re also pollinators. During the last several years, large-scale farming and property development has decimated butterfly habitats. But…

July Gardening To-Do List: San Diego Edition

July Gardening To-Do List: San Diego Edition Summer in San Diego means sunshine, rising temperatures, and good times. But as we adjust to warmer days and nights, so do the plants in our landscape. Fortunately, you can help the plants in your landscape with these July gardening tips: Create a temporary shady area to protect…

How to Choose Fire-Resistant Plants in San Diego County

How to Choose Fire-Resistant Plants in San Diego County Fire season is a year-round concern in California. The memory of the October 2023 Firestorm and the devastation it caused to homes and structures is still fresh. Many of the properties that were lost had an inadequate “defensible space.” A defensible space acts as a shield…

Celebrate National Pollinator Week: What to Grow in Your Garden

Celebrate National Pollinator Week: What to Grow in Your Garden June 17th to 23rd is National Pollinator Week. Let’s make a buzz! First, the bad news. Habitat loss is a significant contributor to the massive decline of pollinators. If pollinators were wiped out, humanity and all the terrestrial ecosystems on Earth wouldn’t survive. After…

June Gardening To-Do List: San Diego Edition

June Gardening To-Do List: San Diego Edition Ahh, June. Kids are starting their summer break, vacation plans are in motion, and foggy mornings and sunny afternoons are the norm. Sure, there are overcast days, so this time of year is affectionally called “June Gloom.” However, the cool morning and afternoon warming patterns are ideal for…