Mastering Horticulture

07/10/2025

Basil is one of the fastest-growing plants during the warm season. Two weeks after planting and you can start using them in your salads and pizza. And depending on how many plants you grow, six weeks after planting, you'd be making pesto and even freezing some - every week if you want to. 😀

02/03/2023

This breathtaking inflorescence!!! If you recognize this plant please share the name. I saw this near the Hollister High School.

01/30/2021

These succulents are showing signs of new growth. Soon they will start to bloom. How are your succulents doing these days?

10/16/2020

Luffa - Part 2.
These things get big so quickly once the flowers are pollinated.

10/01/2020

Luffa.
After growing all summer long, they're blooming at last! Luffa spp. (aka patola) require short days to bloom. In the tropics where the days are almost always short (

09/21/2020

Succulents and red mustard seedlings

06/09/2020

Calla lilies.

05/03/2020

One of the good things that resulted from being in quarantine is that we have been given more time to appreciate the everyday simple blessings of life :)

12/21/2018

David Austin left the world with a rosy memory of him...

Austin’s English Roses have captured the imagination of gardeners and rose lovers worldwide.

04/15/2018

Clematis: These no-fuss perennial vines add some color to the otherwise uninteresting fences. They like to have their feet cool - so mulches are in order. I just think that they look heavenly at this time :D

Do you grow clematis in your garden?

04/11/2018

Alstroemeria (a.k.a. Peruvian lily): Blooms year-round, requires low maintenance, disease resistant, attracts hummingbirds, great for cut flowers and perennial.
It's like a dream plant :D