Tag: gardening
Rose Care FUNdamentals for March 2024
Frank Brines, ARS Master RosarianSpecial to the Valley NewsDepending on your location – or more specifically, that of your garden – you may have...
Take gardening into the New Year 2024
Roger BoddaertSpecial to the Valley NewsAs the world turns, so are the global weather patterns, and gardeners should prepare themselves and their gardens and...
Rose Care FUNdamentals for January 2024
Frank Brines, ARS Master RosarianSpecial to the Valley NewsHappy New Year—let's hope for ideal rose growing weather for 2024. We finally got a December...
What gardening can teach us about living
7 life lessons, from resilience to unexpected joy.
Eric LucasThe Epoch Times"The unexamined life is not worth living."So declared America's famous essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson,...
Rose Care FUNdamentals for December 2023
Frank Brines, Master RosarianSpecial to the Valley NewsGardeners have been experiencing more rose diseases and critters never before seen in the southwest Riverside County...
Growing antioxidants in your backyard
Roger Boddaert
Special to the Valley News
Most fruits and vegetables provide some source of antioxidant value and can grow successfully in your garden.
One common trait...
Through My Garden Gate: How to plant a tree made easy
Roger Boddaert, Horticulturist/ArboristSpecial to the Valley NewsMy life has been dedicated to enhancing the earth by planting thousands of trees for the good of...
Rose Care FUNdamentals February, 2023
Frank Brines, Master RosarianSpecial to Valley NewsIn Southern California, winter is usually short and sometimes confusing. Winter for some plant life is a time...
Use hardiness zones for thriving veggie gardens
TEMECULA – Vegetables need a certain number of growing days with ideal conditions in order to mature and produce a viable yield. These conditions...
Gardening advice from Anza Valley residents
Gardening in the high country of the Anza Valley can be challenging. The elevation, unpredictable late spring storms and frost even in June can...