Color is a favorite part of gardening. Red, purple, orange, green, blue… we want them all! Can a drought tolerant garden be colorful and beautiful? Absolutely! This talk draws on the plants featured in Nan’s book Hot Color, Dry Garden, to present a wide palette of standout colored plants that thrive in gardens that need little, if any irrigation.
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Hot Color, Dry Garden: Color-filled & Waterwise – Colorful Plants
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Garden Gems: The Best Bulbs for California Gardens
Bulbs are the gems of the garden. For our warm, dry California gardens, there is a host of bulbs from other Mediterranean regions that bloom beautifully from spring through fall. In this talk, Nan introduces bulbs for nearly year-round bloom, talks about how to grow them and how to use them in the garden.
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May 24, 2022
Drip is Hip: Gardeners’ Intro to Drip Irrigation
Where traditional overhead spray systems waste half of the water they disperse, drip irrigation puts water directly where it is needed, and is the most efficient irrigation method. Old style drip irrigation technology is a maze of parts and pieces that blows apart–Nan demonstrates the latest and best irrigation technologies, whether for vegetable gardens, ornamental beds, or slopes.
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May 24, 2022
Don’t Plant This! Avoid the Plants You’ll Later Regret
Ever ask a gardener about the plants they wish they’d never planted? Nan reveals which ones reproduce too freely, swallow up a house in a season, are prone to disease, attract unwanted “visitors” to the garden, invade nearby native habitats, are impossible to train, or will be in the garden forever, whether wanted or not. Be forewarned! Be forearmed! Don’t plant this!
