In the Garden Articles

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In her popular “In the Garden” features, Joan provides practical advice on all aspects of designing, planting and caring for gardens throughout Santa Barbara, the Central Coast and the state of California.

A sampling of Joan's previous articles are on these pages. In January 2010, she created an In the Garden blog, where she continues to share her observations, experiences, tips and hands-on techniques.

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  • Celebrate Earth Day: Compost Now
  • 2009 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show
  • Classic Camellias
  • Victory Gardens: Forward, March!
  • Spring Planting: The Bulbs of Summer
  • Keep Your Flowers Fresh
  • Mesclun: Grow Your Own Designer Greens
  • Fall Planting: Burgundy Foliage
  • Vegetables for Your Winter Garden
  • Planting Beneath Oaks & Other Shady Places
  • Barbarians at the Gate: Spiny Succulents
  • South African Bulbs
  • Amaryllis: Our Beloved Naked Ladies
  • Those Blasted Weeds
  • Garden Retreats and Back Yard Escapes
  • Summer Rose Care
  • Purple Rain: The Glory of Jacarandas
  • Variegated Leaves
  • Coping with Deer in the Garden
  • Create a Cutting Garden
  • Beguiling Begonias
  • Planting Your Summer Vegetable Garden
  • San Francisco Flower and Garden Show
  • Flowering Vines
  • Spring-Flowering Trees
  • Creating a Garden Romance
  • Bare-Root Fruit Trees
  • Best Roses for 2008

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