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Hurricane Hilary, Attack on The Plants
Today, Hurricane Hilary is attacking. This is the first hurricane in LA that we’ve had since the 1930s. We really don’t know what to expect or how to prepare for it. So when I heard there was a hurricane coming, I freaked out about m plants. So far, it is just a rain that comes…
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My Poppy Plant
Two months ago, my friend Philip and I went to a plant swap. There, I got a baby poppy plant. That poppy plant was tiny. Now, it has gotten super tall with pretty bright orange flowers. It really stands out in a garden. Here are some photos of it before I planted it and after.…
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Hugelkulture Workshop
This is a HUGEL! It is an ancient German way of gardening where you plant plants in a mound of dirt, mulch, and plant debris to make a giant nutrition bomb! It is basically a giant compost pile, however you use logs which act as sponges for water and also release nitrogen for the plants’…
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Check up on Pineapple Dude
Hi, just a quick check up on Pineapple Dude. Remember the first time when I introduced Pineapple Dude, he had flowers and two little babies on the side? Well, those two babies have leaves now. Above, on the right, you can see Pineapple Dude’s babies. On the left, you can see that Pineapple Dude is…
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My California Native Garden
Recently, I have been starting a little California native garden. My garden includes poppies,(the California state flower) Narrow Leaf Milkweed, Salmon Pink Yarrow, and Verbena De La Mina. If am thinking of what to plant next. The poppy is the California state flower and has bright orange flowers. They have silvery and green leaves too.…
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Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour 2023
I recently went on a special garden tour with my mom. The tour was hosted by the Theodore Payne Foundation, which is a group that tries to teach people about California Native Plants. So the tour was all focused on California native plants. We went to see many gardens, both professional and DIY, located in…
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My favorite cactus arrangement
I just turned 11 last month, and my good friend Kyler gave me a $60 gift certificate to my favorite plant store, California Cactus Center. That was very nice of him, I know his dad had to make a special trip to the store just to get me the gift certificate. I was so excited…
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Landscaping Project – March 2023
What to do with this little strip of dirt?
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Euphorbia bupleurifolia (Pineapple Euphorbia)
Just the other day, my mom and I went to my favorite cactus store, California Cactus Center. It has many exotic plants that are very expensive. So, this new plant I got, we call him “Pineapple Dude”. It’s a very nice name. If you look down below, you can see that he looks kind of…
Colin the Plant Dude 