Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Lavender just loves it here - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Lavender farming can be an important business in Mediterranean climates like ours. Many products are made from the aromatic oils produced by the plants, including culinary and medicinal items. Most of us know about Bonny Doon Farms and their soaps ...

Using Landscaping and Design Tips, It's Easy to Create an Outdoor ... - Forbes

If you've ever dreamt of hosting elegant garden parties, or simply enjoying warm afternoons amidst a beautifully manicured yard - but were uncertain how to arrive at that perfect landscape environment - you're not alone. No matter what area of the ...

IN YOUR GARDEN: Divide and bloom bearded irises in late summer - Willits News

Bearded irises are a favorite spring blooming plant for many gardeners. Irises are long-lived and easy to grow, but they may become overgrown in time, requiring division and replanting. Bearded irises are plants that have a thick rhizome for a root ...

Ocotillo sprouts mind of own - AZCentral.com

Q UESTION: I have an ocotillo in my front yard, which faces south, and it receives full sun most of the day. The ocotillo was planted there last year in early May. It sprouted leaves when the first monsoon rain came but then lost them throughout the ...

Rutgers men's schedule set for basketball - Philadelphia Inquirer

The Rutgers men's basketball team will play 18 home games as part of a 2008-09 regular-season schedule that features 13 opponents that earned postseason berths in 2007-08. The Scarlet Knights travel down Tobacco Road to meet North Carolina (Dec. 28 ...