Prepare for a Summer Garden Now! Living in California and already enjoyed a wonderful Spring garden? Enjoy because soon it’s time to get to work to create your dream summer garden a reality! Here’s are some tips from Annie’s Annuals and Perennials in Richmond. Pull weeds now!!! Remember every weed you let go to seed...
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8 Spring Gardening Tasks You Should Do Now
8 Spring Gardening Tasks You Should Do It’s official, Spring has sprung! Time to get ready for the 8 spring gardening tasks you should do now to get your garden off to a good start. Now is the time to head outdoors to clean out and prepare your garden beds, do a little pruning and...
6 Health Benefits of Gardening
Have You Ever Thought About the 6 Health Benefits of Gardening? If you haven’t we have good news for you. If you still need a reason why you should start gardening, read on. Learning about the 6 health benefits of gardening might just be enough for you to finally get started. Here are the are:...
Winter Gardening Tasks
Gardening Tasks for the Winter Months With holiday obligations behind us, we can now focus on our winter gardening tasks again. And although the winter months don’t lend themselves to planting trees, and shrubs, there is still a lot that can be done, especially here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our climate is Mediterranean...
What Not to Plant in Your Garden – EVER!
Let’s Talk About What Not to Plant in Your Garden – EVER! What not to plant in your garden. Have you ever planted a “pretty plant” that you wish you hadn’t? Show me any gardener that has not made that mistake at least once in their gardening career. When we start out, we tend to...
How to Keep Your Plants Cozy this Winter
Winter is Coming. Do You Know How to Keep Your Plants Cozy? The temperatures here in the San Francisco Bay area have finally turned cooler. And although generally speaking we do not have to deal much with frost conditions, you might be wondering how to keep your plants cozy this winter. If you have selected...
How to Spruce Up Your Fall Garden
Just because fall has arrived doesn’t mean that your gardening days have to be over until spring. For most of us, the arrival of fall usually means it’s time to wind down outdoor activities and gardening chores. We stop hanging out on the patio, lawns need to be mowed less frequently and sadly, most annuals...
Garden Chores in September
Can you believe it, summer is coming to an end and September is already here again. September is probably the best time of the year here in the San Francisco Bay area, at least for me. With still pleasant and warm temperatures. turning leaves and dissipating heat, attending to your garden chores is a blessing....
7 Simple Fall Yard Maintenance Tips
Fall is always a great time of year to leverage the cooler temperatures and take care of your yard. With the weather cooling down and winter just around the corner, it’s a smart idea to keep your yard cleaned up during the fall. Here are 7 simple fall yard maintenance tips to help you get...
12 Landscaping Mistakes Even Pros are Making
Landscaping mistakes – who doesn’t make them? I am reposting this article, originally posted by Bob Villa and published here, to encourage some of our disheartened readers that even pros make landscaping gardening mistakes. So, read on to learn more about landscaping mistakes. Green Thumbs Make Landscaping Mistakes Too Everything comes with a learning curve,...