Stay cool in a SoCal garden center patio.
Stay Cool In A Patio

By Richard Flowers, ACCNP- Green Thumb Nursery- Ventura Imagine sipping a cool beverage or entertaining [...]

Caribbean chicken salad recipe.
Caribbean Chicken Salad

Ingredients: 2 cups diced cooked chicken 3 cups cooked rice, cooled 1 cup finely sliced [...]

Find planting inspiration and beat the summer heat at a top-rated SoCal garden center.
Stay Cool and Dig On. Ideas for Planting During Summer Heat.

Written by Alicia R. Maybe you’ve put away your garden gloves in favor of lounging [...]

Barbeque bean soup.
Barbeque Bean Soup

Ingredients: 1 pound soaked Great Northern Beans 2 teaspoons salt 1 medium chopped onion 1/8 [...]

Ways you can help monarch butterflies and other pollinators at a garden center near me.
Ways You Can Help Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators

Many gardeners are concerned about helping to support insects that pollinate plants, especially the monarch [...]

A lavender star flower available at a garden center near me.
Lavender Star Flower

By Richard Flowers, ACCNP-Green Thumb Nursery-Ventura Just the other day, my neighbor showed me a [...]

Avocado wild west salad featuring fresh ingredients from a Southern California plant nursery.
Avocado Wild West Salad

Ingredients: 1 medium onion 4 tomatoes 1 head of lettuce 1 cup grated cheddar cheese [...]

Apple slaw with an apple and a cabbage.
Apple Slaw

Ingredients: 2 thinly sliced apples 2 tablespoons lemon juice 3 cups shredded cabbage, chopped stalk [...]

SoCal urban homesteading, where city folk in Southern California start farming in their own backyard with the help of a nearby nursery and garden center.
Urban Homesteading: How City Folks Take Up Farming in Their Own Back Yard

Written by Sarah R. Urban homesteading, sounds kind of trendy and cool, doesn’t it? It [...]

Reducing heat stress on landscape plants at a Southern California garden center.
Reducing Heat Stress On Landscape Plants

By Richard Flowers, ACCNP-Green Thumb Nursery-Ventura Any time when the temperature rises to unbearable levels [...]

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