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May Garden News
Plant of the Moment: Romneya (Matilija Poppy). They are scattered throughout the California native garden, the flowers of this perennial started to pop up in…
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April Garden Updates
Plant of the Moment: the Wisteria sinensis. The Wisteria, which is native to the eastern half of China, is blooming and just about at its…
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Plant of the moment: Princess Flower!
Plant of the moment: the Princess Flower The princess flower (pictured above) or the Tibourchina urvillean, has 3-4” leaves that can be green, yellow,…
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Plant of the Moment July
Plant of the Moment: Hydrangea macrophylla – Hydrangea. The shrub next to the veranda in the backyard gardens is having a stellar season, with large…
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“Say It with Flowers” Victorian Style on May 18th
“Say it with Flowers” has been a tag line used by florists since the early 1900s. But flowers have been used to express sentiments for centuries…
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Bird Lovers Flock to RLC this Valentine’s Day for Monthly Bird Walk
Rancho Los Cerritos’ February Bird Walk is this Thursday, February 14th, from 8-9:30 a.m. (weather-permitting). Mating season is coming, and we already see pairs of…
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Plant of the Moment: October
Apache Plume, Fallugia paradoxa, is October's plant of the moment. Our is located in a pot by the Visitor Center. An evergreen shrub native to the deserts,…
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A Sonoran Bumblebee Buzzes Through our Long Beach Gardens
We were recently visited by a Sonoran Bumblebee (Bombus sonorus), a fuzzy insect native to the Sonoran desert and much of the western United States. Typical…
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