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Courtney’s Favorite Plants
Courtney’s Top 5 Plants Agave vilmoriniana- Octopus Agave · Drought tolerant · Beautiful curved and twisted bluish-gray leaves · Impressive silhouette · Hardy (Many sources claim it should not...
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Chris’ Favorite Plants
Chris’ Top 5 Must Have Plants Arbutus ‘Marina’ · All season interest · Attracts hummingbirds · Superb evergreen mid-sized garden tree · Drought tolerant ·Well suited for North Valley conditions...
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Melynn’s Favorite Plants
Melynn’s Top 5 Must Have Plants Abelia ‘Kaleidoscope’ · This small shrub has all season color. In warm weather leaves have a soft chartreuse variegated color. In the cooler weather leaves take on a...
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The end of another warm week in Northern California—would it be overly optimistic to call it the last fit of summer? Each morning, dawn breaks just a bit later, as if the sun doesn’t begrudge me the...
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Monocot Madness: Grasses to Know and Love
Whether spilling from an urn or bordering a stone walk, fringing a shaded pond or covering a sunny hillside, there are few plants in the garden that impart the sense of grace or the fluid motion of...
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A Touch of the Orient
Among the loveliest landscape specimens in old-town Chico, the Japanese Maple (Acer palmatumcvs.) has become an iconic Oriental accent. With slow, hardy growth and lacy foliage, this diverse species...
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