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Kalanchoe Dragon Fire

Posted on October 19, 2026 by Janice
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My Kalanchoe Dragon Fire is very green, as you can see in the photo above.

I looked up light requirements, as I know correct lighting encourages many succulents to take on a red color. Continue reading →

Posted in Cacti and Succulents, Gardening, Horticulture, Houseplants, Lifestyle | Tagged California, Easy succulent, garden, Gardening, houseplant, Southern California, succulents | Leave a reply

Euphorbia Horrida

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Janice
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Euphorbia Horrida is a slow growing spiny succulent. When I saw my plant in the nursery, I thought it was a cactus. I was wrong. Continue reading →

Posted in Cacti and Succulents, Gardening, Horticulture, Houseplants, Lifestyle | Tagged California, drought-tolerant, easy, Gardening, Southern California | Leave a reply

Our Beverly Hills Apple Tree producing an Abundance of Apples

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Janice
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A Beverly Hills Apple tree was the topic of a post I wrote in August of 2020. See here.
It took three years to produce apples, and then it was only two or three. They were very sweet and we enjoyed them. Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Horticulture, Lifestyle | Tagged apple, California, fruit, garden, healthy, horticulture, sweet | 2 Replies

Bougainvillea Care

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Janice
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Bougainvillea’s are a huge part of California landscape. I bought these two plants several years ago, but they never grew or flowered. It was very disappointing.

Today I was reading about the planting of bougainvillea, and suddenly I knew why these plants have never done well. Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Lifestyle | Tagged California, colorful, Gardening, perenials, Southern California | 2 Replies

Indian Mallow

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Janice
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Indian Mallow is a California native plant with silver-gray leaves and bright yellow-orange blossoms. Continue reading →

Posted in Cacti and Succulents, Gardening, Horticulture, Lifestyle, Photography, Travels | Tagged California, garden, native, orange, photography, yellow | 4 Replies

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