ColumnsJano's GardenIs an outdoor room in your future?Jano NightingaleFebruary 28, 2023 February 28, 20230303 An outdoor room is the extension of your home, an area in your yard in which you would like to sit, plant a garden or...
ColumnsJano's GardenSpring cleaning, summer plantingJano NightingaleFebruary 15, 2023February 16, 2023 February 15, 2023February 16, 20230201 Here in Southern California, my indoor house cleaning time has been replaced by outdoor spring garden cleaning....
ColumnsCommunityJano's GardenNewsCreating a native plant gardenJano NightingaleFebruary 1, 2023 February 1, 20230322 “All you need is stones. The Mediterranean garden needs only stones to make native plants feel perfectly at home. The conventional garden needs fertilizer and...
ColumnsJano's GardenBring the outdoors in with herbs and flowersJano NightingaleJanuary 18, 2023 January 18, 20230149 If the gray gloom of January has you gazing out the window at your flooded yard, be certain that there is a cure for the...
ColumnsJano's GardenVolunteer to help reduce food insecurity in North CountyJano NightingaleJanuary 4, 2023 January 4, 20230480 A quarter of San Diegans is experiencing or has previously experienced this issue — help by sharing your gardening expertise this new year....
ColumnsJano's GardenThe art of homemade gift givingJano NightingaleDecember 21, 2022 December 21, 20220211 This holiday season, consider a gift from the heart, such as a gift from your kitchen or vegetable garden....
ColumnsJano's GardenHolidays a time for traditionsJano NightingaleDecember 7, 2022 December 7, 20220162 We all have family memories of holiday traditions this time of year and mine started out in the kitchen of my grandmother’s house....
ColumnsJano's GardenJump ahead to springJano NightingaleNovember 22, 2022 November 22, 20220214 Our Mediterranean climate allows us to plant colorful bulbs in November that begin to bloom in January and continue into spring....
ColumnsJano's GardenTime to garden for the holidaysJano NightingaleNovember 1, 2022 November 1, 20220279 North County has a growing climate that is perfect for fall vegetable planting, so purchase seed that is acclimated to our climate....
ColumnsJano's GardenGreat pumpkinsJano NightingaleOctober 11, 2022October 12, 2022 October 11, 2022October 12, 20220335 If you're a fan of pumpkins of any size, this is your time of the year....
ColumnsJano's GardenFall gardening tips, tricksJano NightingaleOctober 4, 2022 October 4, 20220396 Those of us who wish to preserve the vegetables that we worked so hard to produce, we might just look back at the wisdom of...
ColumnsJano's GardenA morning glory brings glorious successJano NightingaleAugust 31, 2022September 12, 2022 August 31, 2022September 12, 20220375 Morning glory is truly not that easy to grow, although once started it will re-seed in one place for years....
ColumnsJano's GardenGardening with a passionJano NightingaleAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022 August 17, 2022August 17, 20220327 The passionflower, Passiflora, has been so named for its exotic flowers and utterly delectable fruit....
ColumnsJano's GardenThe art of collecting garden artJano NightingaleAugust 3, 2022August 3, 2022 August 3, 2022August 3, 20220629 The trick to low-cost decorative gardening is to use a small amount of plant material set off by a piece of pottery or found object....
ColumnsJano's GardenPretty as a peach — and pretty tasty as a chutneyJano NightingaleJuly 20, 2022 July 20, 20220440 It all started with a peach. I have a neighbor who has the most beautiful and plentiful peach tree I have ever seen....