When we moved into our house, it came with a half-acre yard. Thirty years passed and before we realized, our trees grew into towering giants encompassing our back yard. The four-o’clock turns out to ...
Conserving water is important, especially in California’s ongoing drought. Water was precious when the United States was developing, too, and those who are looking for drought-tolerant plants should ...
Marvel of Peru or Mirabilis commonly called Four O’ Clock flowers originated in Peru and is native to tropical South America. Four O’clock is a bushy plant which thrives in full sun. Like its name, ...
Four o'clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) are bright, fragrant, attractive to pollinators, and you can grow them in containers. If you garden in a smaller space and want to enjoy these stunning plants, here is ...
Q: How do I eradicate four o’clock plants? The previous owner of my house planted them everywhere.Marshall Jones, email A: This is another plant, like clerodendrum and sweet autumn clematis, that has ...
They’re called four o’clocks. This year I planted some from seed in my flower garden. Recently I had help trimming (chopping) down some trees while others assisted in cleaning out the winter’s debris ...
Q: I have seeds for four o'clock flowers that I helped my grandmother harvest 40 years ago. They are still in the little change purse she put them in. Is there any hope of them sprouting now? A: The ...