Part of the joy of gardening, for me, is in watching feathered friends visit my yard and flit about the shrubs, flowers, feeders and water features.  As much as I love my plants, these little creatures are an “extra treat” that makes all my hard work that much more worthwhile.  A beautiful garden with lots of...

Before I purchased the Sunnyside Nursery back in 1989, I owned a landscape contracting business in California where we designed, installed, and maintained residential, commercial, and municipal landscapes.  The bread and butter of the business was...

There are lots (and I mean lots) of choices for summer blooming perennials that will attract hummers into our gardens, but one genus really stands out in my mind as a “can’t lose” choice...

According to my weather guru Rufus La Lone of the Weather Café, July is shaping up to be a very pleasant month for gardening.  Here are 4 things to do to make our gardens look absolutely fabulous....

Roughly 10 or so years ago, the US Senate made a unanimous decision (can anyone remember the last time the Senate made any kind of unanimous decision?) to establish a pollinator awareness week in response to the worldwide concern over the decline of pollinators.  Since then, there have been...

Last week I gave you several tips on how to become a better gardener.  As promised, this week I will enlighten you on how to water properly.  Good gardeners seem to have...

I have often thought about what it is about some people that makes them good gardeners and what it is about others that makes them just the opposite.  So, what is it that goes into making a gardener successful?

What a crazy, back and forth spring this has been.  It was the wettest on record, followed by the sunniest Memorial Day Weekend in 15 years and now we are into the unpredictable month of June when we can either get “June Gloom” or glorious sunshine.  Here are some important chores to put on our calendars...

One of the things that has drawn me into the world of horticulture is the incredible diversity of plants that inhabit our planet.  When you consider the range of environments from Death Valley to the frozen tundra of the north...

I confess, growing up in southern California, I have always had an affection for begonias.  My very first purchase, at the young age of 8, was...