Category: Blog

December 2025

As I was driving down the country lane on the approach to my house this morning after having had a manicure and pedicure early in Del Mar…

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https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-the-french-lifestyle

November 2025

Many of us live in our gardens. By that I mean, we spend a lot of time in our gardens. Working in them for sure, but it’s also so important to sit in the garden and appreciate the beauty of nature.

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https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-past-and-present-in-a-garden

October 2025

Autumn has a way of filling our gardens—and our memories—with richness and promise. As the days cool and the air turns crisp, there always seems to be a to-do list waiting outdoors.

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https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-a-jog-down-memory-lane

September 2025

Summer is winding down and kids are going back to school or are already back in school. There are so many projects one can do in September in one’s garden.

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https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surrounings-september-garden-to-dos-and-more

August 2025

Mama noticed a week and a half ago that there were absolutely no blooms on her Pink Melaleuca, Melaleuca nesophila, a plant that is pruned in a beautiful way at the bottom of her garden

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https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-nighttime-temperatures-determine-when-flowers-bloom

July 2025

Mama, Pat Welsh, was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, UK. Borage grew wild in her grandparents’ gardens, and in the countryside. Years ago, in this country mama was given a plant, and it has grown wild in her garden ever since.

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https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-borage-all-things-summer-mom-and-apple-pie

June 2025

I have always remembered that expression with a “they”. I talked to my children about the spiritual significance of the statement when they were growing up and I have used it for myself throughout my life.

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https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-inviting-people-to-enjoy-the-garden

May 2025

The gardeners planted clover seeds all over a hillside above the deep end of the pool in March this year. Clover makes a wonderful cover crop after winter to replenish the soil.

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https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-april-showers-bring-may-flowers-2

April 2025

The beauty of having a lovely yard is entertaining in the garden. Despite the rain there have been several garden events this year including world renowned floral designer, author, and television personality, René van Rems.

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https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-april-showers-bring-may-flowers-2

March 2025

If you have a Mediterranean garden and lavender is growing in your beds, this is the time of year that those beautiful little new shoots of growth start forming.

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https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/garden-surroundings-grateful-for-the-garden-in-uncertain-times