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PLANT ITINERARIES: Cover Crops…

Posted on April 20, 2026 by admin

… instead of lawn alternatives. A turn of the weather… showers… for flowers… cover crops… and nitrogen fixing too… Common Buckwheat… benefits… a great mid-summer soil conditioner preceding fall crops in temperate areas! Crimson Clover… benefits… for cool weather… a … Continue reading →

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PLANT ITINERARIES: Nigellas…

Posted on April 10, 2026 by admin

to celebrate ❤️ Heirloom White Nigella Bridal Veil (Nigella papillosa syn. N. Hispanica) Nigella ‘Miss Jekyll Rose’ ‘Persian Violet Nigella Love-in-a-Mist, Nigella damascena To be continued… Nigella sativa Calamintha nepeta… you know, for Carcioffi ala Romana

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BIRTHDAY GIFTS: Thymus ‘Fragrantissimus’ & Lewisia ‘Elise’

Posted on November 6, 2025 by admin

Thymus fragrantissimus ‘Orange scented’… spicy sweet orange scent… wow! 🙂 Lewisia cotyledon ‘Elise’… Fleuroselect Gold Medal… beauty!

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PLANT.ITINERARIES: Farm.Native.Nursery.Orchard

Posted on September 10, 2025 by admin

Farm Forward… fall hours… will try again, looks great! Andy’s Orchard… delicious! Capitol Nursery… herbs & natives:

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PLANT ITINERARIES: California Blue Sage…

Posted on August 12, 2025 by admin

… Winnifred Gilman…  Salvia clevelandii ‘Winnifred Gilman’ – Blue Sage

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PLANTINERARIES: Aroma & Color

Posted on June 24, 2025 by admin

Hyssop… the secret ingredient in Za’atar? California fuchsia… orange carpet!

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TOMATO.ITINERARY: Japanese Black Trifele

Posted on May 15, 2025 by admin

(Indeterminate) [Russian heirloom] Unusual pear- shaped 4-6 oz fruits, deep burgundy colored with green shoulders and a rich, complex flavor. Very productive, bearing early through late in the season. Crack-resistant fruits. Potato-leaf foliage. Purple & Black Tomatoes

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BIRTHDAY GIFTS: Figs :-)

Posted on April 18, 2025 by admin

Another Desert King… and a new Yellow Long Neck! HOW TO PLANT, GROW, AND CARE FOR YELLOW LONG NECK FIGS

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ANNIVERSARY: Celestial Fig

Posted on April 4, 2025 by admin

Happy end of the fig itinerary… Celestial Fig!

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EATINERARIES: Peppers…

Posted on April 1, 2025 by admin
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