The smaller-flowed narcissus types are the best suited to our hot summer climate ... you will find blooming throughout Southern California. Cyclamen grows from a tuber and flowers from late ...

Peonies Peonies are hardy plants. There are peony varieties growing in most U.S. states. These low-maintenance perennial ...

While many flowering ... hails from southern Africa but does well (and is widely naturalized) in other Mediterranean zone climates such as California. Reflecting the unique precipitation patterns of ...

In the summer of 1973 sunflowers appeared in my father's vegetable garden. They seemed to sprout overnight in a few rows he had lent that year to new neighbors from California. Only six years old ...

Fall – in particular, September – is a great time to visit the coast. In September, summer crowds are on their way out and ...