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Four General Maintenance Tips for your Spring & Summer Gardens

General maintenance is a very easy thing to do. For those of you who have planted your garden plants or vegetables, this is a good time to revisit those practices you may have over looked. Here’s a check list of some important points: Did you fertilize? If you applied fertilizer earlier in the season, make [...]

2017-09-29T15:11:46-07:00By |Gardening|0 Comments

Why Are the Leaves on My Shrubs or Hedges Turning Color?

Several of our local “green foliage shrubs” have started turning a yellow to orange to a bronze coloration mostly, but not exclusively, affecting the tips of the plant.  Buxus commonly known as Boxwood is one of those shrubs that is creating concerns due to the leaves changing color. […]

2016-02-05T09:20:55-08:00By |Gardening|0 Comments

All You Want To Know About Citrus

Lance Walheim might be just about the smartest guy around when it comes to growing citrus in gardens. Lance is a professional citrus grower, co-founder of California Citrus Specialties, a commercial grower of dozens of citrus, including many lesser known varieties. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in botany and the [...]

2016-01-13T20:40:14-08:00By |Gardening|0 Comments

Great California Native Plants

California is home to a lot of unique plants that we can all enjoy for many reasons. One of the most enjoyable aspects of a native garden is the overwhelming scents and flavors of our native plants. Sometimes you might have to lean in close to smell them and sometimes [...]

Lawn to California Friendly Landscape in 11 Steps by Ron Vanderhoff

Fifteen years ago Roger’s Gardens was surrounded by lush lawns, lots of them. Times change and so do landscapes. In August of 2015 we took on the ambitious project of removing the last remnant of our lawns. Completing the last leg of a project that we began over ten years ago, we uprooted the water-thirsty [...]

CA Friendly Gardening Solutions | Fitting in with the Jones’s, but Without a Lawn by Ron Vanderhoff

A couple of days ago, I received a question from a gardener, Christian in Newport Beach, that I think summarizes how a lot of homeowners might be feeling right now. Christian writes, “I want to get rid of my lawn completely; I’m tired of watering, fertilizing and mowing it. Also, I know that we are going into [...]

A “Twenty-something’s” Experiment with Gardening

What made you become a gardener? For me, it was food. Let me preface by explaining who I am. I’m a 25 year old woman, a graphic designer, photographer, yoga instructor and hiker. I work in the marketing department at Roger’s Gardens and have found a love for gardens and wildlife over the years. [...]

Fall Flowers for Spring Bloom by Lynn Hillman

So, here it is Fall. Most gardens are looking a little exhausted after the summer and so we do clean-up in preparation for the winter and then sit back and anticipate Spring planting and blooming. But Wait! There are many plants, which if planted in the Fall, will already be blooming when your neighbor is just beginning to plant [...]