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July Tips: Southern California
Better Homes and Gardens USA — The heat gives both plants and people a bit of a break, but there are still plenty of basic maintenance tasks to do. Deadhead your flowers. -- Keep deadheading. For the most flowers and tidiest garden, deadhead daily. Some gardeners take a few ...More…
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November Tips: Southern California
Better Homes and Gardens USA — Returning rains mean a greener landscape, beautiful roses, and finishing up fall planting. Remember to water plants -- Continue planting perennials, groundcovers, herbs, roses, and trees and shrubs. Also plant native wildflowers such as ...More…
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December Tips: Southern California
Better Homes and Gardens USA — Garden must-dos are minimal this month, giving you more time to focus on the holidays. Finish transplanting flowers. -- Finish planting bare-root trees, shrubs, roses, and vegetables. But hold off planting tropicals until next spring. It's still ...More…
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January Tips: Southern California
Better Homes and Gardens USA — Gardening never stops in Southern California. With the new year comes a whole new roster of chores to get your garden started for another great season. Learn to plant bare-root trees, shrubs, and roses. Planting Trees and Shrubs Planting a ...More…
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February Tips: Southern California
Better Homes and Gardens USA — Plant, prune, fertilize, and more this month. Plant ground covers like -- Fertilize roses and fertilize perennials at the end of the month and keep them watered. You can use chemical fertilizers (follow package directions on amount and frequency) ...More…
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March Tips: Southern California
Better Homes and Gardens USA — So much gardening to do and so little time! March is the month for planting, mowing, fertilizing, and more. So much gardening to do and so little time! Here's a rundown of your top garden tasks for March. Plant warm-season vegetables -- Deadhead ...More…
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July Tips: Southern California
Better Homes and Gardens USA — The heat gives both plants and people a bit of a break, but there are still plenty of basic maintenance tasks to do. Deadhead your flowers. Vegetable Production -- Fertilize containers. Constant watering flushes out nutrients. -- Harvest veggies ...More…
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May Tips: Southern California
Better Homes and Gardens USA — Garden chores in Southern California are settling down to a pattern: Weed, water, deadhead, repeat. Weed, water, deadhead ... Spring is winding down and summer's just around the corner. Here's the last burst of garden chores to get done before ...More…
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June Tips: Southern California
Better Homes and Gardens USA — June is an easygoing month in the Southern California garden. Your spring labors should be paying off, and the workload is slowing to an enjoyable pace. Douse your compost pile. -- Continue to deadhead fading flower blossoms. Also cut back ...More…
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April Tips: Southern California
Better Homes and Gardens USA — Things are starting to warm up in Southern California. This month is the time to get everything ready so when hot weather hits, you can sit back with a lemonade. Keep planting trees and shrubs. Planting Trees and Shrubs -- Continue to plant ...More…
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October Tips: Southern California
Better Homes and Gardens USA — In Southern California, September can provide some of the year's most pleasant weather. Celebrate with a planting spree. -- It's time to get planting again. The pleasant weather is great for planting perennials, ground covers, herbs, roses, and .. ...More…
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September Tips: Southern California
Better Homes and Gardens USA — September marks the beginning of the fall planting season -- a busy time of year for lucky warm-climate gardeners. Pre-chill hyacinth bulbs Dividing Perennials Planting Perennials -- Divide or plant perennials now that bloom in spring or early ...More…