russels gardening handbook: Russel's Gardening Handbook: Grafting - 05/31/09 04:49 PM
Some readers know how much I like Mother and Father Nature.
Sometimes, though, Mother and Father Nature need a little help, help which comes in the form of grafting.
Grafting is when one plant is "fused" to another plant and is often used in commercial agriculture and horticulture. Many of … (11 comments)
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russels gardening handbook: Russel's Gardening Handbook: Jacaranda - 05/16/09 08:30 PM
May is the time of year when the streets of San Diego become awash in the color purple.
Along with the many Lily of the Nile plants that are blooming, as well as the sea lavender and the pride of Madeira (I'll have posts on those later), the Jacaranda … (21 comments)
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russels gardening handbook: Russel's Gardening Handbook: Lily of the Nile - 05/09/09 08:32 PM
My most memorable trip to California was way back in 1979. I was two years out of college and did a lot of traveling, both for the company I worked with and for personal pleasure.
I had arranged to take off the week of Memorial Day with my intent being … (10 comments)
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russels gardening handbook: Interesting plant from a recent home inspection - 03/03/09 10:28 PM
Since I'm a gardener, and I live in a moderate Mediterranean climate where just about anything will grow if we meet its needs for water, I love visiting the gardens of other people to see what they are growing. After all, the only native San Diegans seem to be … (9 comments)
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russels gardening handbook: Russel's Gardening Handbook: Cyclamens for the holidays - 12/13/08 09:58 AM
One of my favorite holiday plants is the cyclamen. I find its flowers not only beautiful, but also unusual in the way that they bloom and the fact that the flowers always point downwards with their petals pointing to the sky. The cyclamen is a very misunderstood plant … (5 comments)
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russels gardening handbook: Please help me decide what to do with this information - 11/24/08 08:04 PM
Since I'm a serious gardener, I pretty well know that I can grow just about anything here in San Diego if I give it the right amount of light and water.
For example, I plant fuchsias on the north side of the house where it's shadier and keep them … (5 comments)
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russels gardening handbook: Book Review: Incredible Plants: Oddities, Curiosities & Eccentricities - 11/20/08 07:44 PM
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When I left College Station, Texas, in 1993 in the midst of my mid-life crisis, I wound up in San Diego. I stayed here for six months before ever going back to Texas. I had a few select friends sell my business, vehicles, and … (5 comments)
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russels gardening handbook: Which trees cause the most damage to our properties (part five) - 11/19/08 12:18 PM
This is part five of this subject (read previous parts here) and is closely connected to my ongoing series on cracks on our properties and in our homes (click here to read them).
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I promised I would … (18 comments)
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russels gardening handbook: Which trees cause the most damage to our properties (part four) - 11/16/08 02:04 PM
This is part four of this subject (read previous parts here) and is closely connected to my ongoing series on cracks on our properties and in our homes (click here to read them).
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I promised I would … (10 comments)
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russels gardening handbook: Which trees cause the most damage to our properties (part three) - 11/14/08 07:32 PM
This is part three of this subject (read part one and two here) and is closely connected to my ongoing series on cracks on our properties and in our homes (click here to read them).
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I promised I … (13 comments)
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russels gardening handbook: Which trees cause the most damage to our properties? (part two) - 11/13/08 10:28 AM
This is part two of this subject (read part one here) and is closely connected to my ongoing series on cracks on our properties and in our homes (click here to read them).
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HANDBOOK
I promised I would … (12 comments)
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russels gardening handbook: Holiday plants that are poisonous to cats and dogs - 11/11/08 10:19 PM
As the holiday season starts to ramp up, I'm reminded by my little Zoey the cool cat that many pets at this time of year are injured and killed by various holiday plants, so Zoey the cool cat has some words of advice.
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russels gardening handbook: Which trees cause the most damage to our properties? - 11/11/08 07:18 AM
My ongoing series on cracks on our properties and in our homes (click here to read them) have resulted in some emails from Active Rain members about what kind of trees are appropriate for residential properties, and here's the first part of my two-part answer.
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russels gardening handbook: Russel's Gardening Handbook: Depeche Mode and Agave attentuata - 10/31/08 09:06 PM
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Occasionally a plant will be featured on the cover of a book, CD, or DVD, and consequently pique my interest if I don't already know about it. Such was the case when Depeche Mode released their Exciter CD in 2001:
Readers might know Depeche Mode from … (4 comments)
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russels gardening handbook: Blow, Gabriel, blow! - 08/19/08 02:12 PM
One of the things that I like most about being a home inspector is that I get to visit lots of different properties with lots of different gardens and plants. My first grade teacher in Brigham City, Utah, got me interested in plants (specifically the heartleaf ivy and nasturtiums) and my … (5 comments)
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