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Milan is an experienced gardener passionate about creating sustainable, beautiful landscapes. With over 30 years of experience, Milan believes gardens are more than just aesthetics; they’re ecosystems teeming with life and potential.
From urban balconies to sprawling estates, Milan offers expert guidance and hands-on assistance to bring your gardening vision to life. Milan is the proud recipient of the Golden Thumb Award for consistently cultivating prize-winning vegetables and stunning blooms.
As a yield champion, Milan has produced record harvests from the veggie patch, proving that size truly does matter. Known as the plant whisperer.
Milan has revived struggling plants back to life with gentle care and intuition. Look no further for professional gardening tips and a touch of Milan’s unique expertise.
Katsura Tree Simple Growing And Caring Info
Katsura Tree
The Katsura tree is a little-known but excellent shade tree that thrives locally. I am convinced a part of its anonymity is its name.
Appropriately, the tree is a Cercidiphyllum japonica (ser-sid-i-FILL-um JA-PON-i-ca), and...
Boysenberry History And 3 Delicious Recipes
Boysenberry
What is a boysenberry?
Rudolph Boysen, a SoCal amateur horticulturist, developed the flavorful boysenberries, a mix of blackberries, raspberries, or loganberries.
Walter Knott made them popular by selling them fresh at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena...
Microban Antimicrobial Agent Good Or Overkill
Microban
Microban International and Cosentino introduced antimicrobial Silestone Countertops back in 2005. The kitchen and bath counters are made with Microban, an antimicrobial agent engineered into the product.
Media coverage of deadly diseases, from ebola outbreaks...
Echeveria Elegans: Grow Tips And 14 Wild Plants
Echeveria Elegans
The first thing you have to get over about Echeveria Elegans is that it is not hardy. People often confuse it with Sempervivum because the plants look vaguely the same, but attempts to...
Winter Melon And 2 Easy And Delicious Recipes
Winter Melon
The winter melon is available all year, but its peak season is in the summer. The name is a mystery. Bruce Cost's book "Asian Ingredients" explains that the name comes from mature green skin's "waxy,...
Centipede Grass Growing And How To Make Centipede Grass Spread
What Is Centipede Grass
Centipede grass is a medium raw, textured, yellow-green perennial turf. It takes full sun or high pine shade for good growth, and people should not plant them under oak trees.
Centipede’s popularity...
Weeping Cherry Tree Growing And Planting Tips
Weeping Cherry Tree
Some of the season's prettiest trees are blooming, presenting a contrast in pruning styles.
Left alone, spring-flowering trees like weeping cherry tree develop long thin branches that arch and cascade downward.
Some people shorten...
Plumbago Auriculata And 1 False Medical Use
Plumbago Auriculata
Plumbago is a sprawling South African shrub that grows three feet to five feet tall on sunny, well-drained sites. Freezes damage it but recover.
Plumbago auriculata or cape plumbago is one of many ornamental shrubs...
Persimmon Tree History And 2 Valuable Varieties
Persimmon Tree
Ever tried a fruit that looked like bright orange pointed tomatoes but made your lips pucker from its bitter taste?
You might have had the pleasure of tasting an unripe Persimmon, one Redland's favorite...
Podocarpus Plant Growing And Essential Info
Podocarpus Plants
Podocarpus plants are sometimes called Japanese yews. However, they are not Taxus genus members. Their needle-like leaves, growth form, and berries are very similar to those of the yew family.
These plants are also toxic,...