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Los Angeles Annuals

Cartoon colors of primrose work right until the end of their season.

The cartoon shades of red, yellow, blue, purple and nearly orange of primrose, Primula acaulis (or Primula vulgaris) are still partying strong....
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Beware of Renee's Garden Seeds. They can conquer the garden!

Before I was in kindergarten, my great grandfather gave me a few seeds from the nasturtiums in his garden in Sunnyvale. I really can not remember...
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White does not always make right.

Gardening in Los Angeles makes it easy to grow colorful annuals and perennials to bloom throughout the year. Even when it gets too cool in winter...
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Boinky plants should be used in moderation in Los Angeles gardens.

Many dwarf plants are very practical for suburban Los Angelesgardens. The many different dwarf cultivars (cultivated varieties) ofarborvitaes that...
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Discriminating Los Angeles bees do their grocery shopping at pincushion flowers.

The oddly protruding stamens of pincushion flower, Scabiosa columbaria, are ideal for bees collecting pollen. To us, they resemble pins stuck into...
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Herbs add as much spice to the garden as they do in the kitchen.

No matter how mild winter is in Los Angeles, most of the herbs in the garden are not very impressive while weather is still cool and damp. Like...
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Traditional favorites and fun new varieties can be found at Renee's Garden Seed.

There is no shame in growing nasturtiums. We all know how easy they are to grow, and that they can even naturalize in some coastal and riparian...
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Iceland poppy is a cool season annual that takes warm seasons elsewhere.

Because winters in Los Angeles are so mild, Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule, gets planted out in the garden in autumn to bloom through winter and...
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Los Angeles winters do not impress all warm season annuals.

In cooler climates, where winters are too harsh but summers are just right, Chrysanthemum paludosum is a warm season annual.Around Los Angeles and...
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Cool weather does not need to be the end of semperflorens begonias

From spring until autumn, semperflorens begonia, which is also known as fibrous, bedding or wax, begonia, is a warm season annual. They actually...
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