I'm Frank McDonough, Botanical Information Consultant here at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden. My job is to answer your questions about plants and just about everything related to them.
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Beautiful Giant Milkweed Seeds Dancing in the Wind
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
October Plant Information Links
Water Saving BulbTalk
- Zephyranthes | Pacific Bulb Society
- Pacific Bulb Society | Albuca
- Pacific Bulb Society | Bulbine
- Pacific Bulb Society | Photographs and Information
- Pacific Bulb Society | Brunsvigia
- Pacific Bulb Society | ×Amarygia
- Seasonal Color With California Bulbs - California Native Plant Society
- Allium | Van Engelen Wholesale Flower Bulbs
- athracnose on sycamore uc davis - Google Search
- Brodiaea californica Babylon | Van Engelen Wholesale Flower Bulbs
- Search results for: 'California native bulb s'
- Camassia quamash | Van Engelen Wholesale Flower Bulbs
- Calochortus
- Calochortus venustus (Butterfly Mariposa Lily) - Native Here Nursery
Friday, September 9, 2022
September 2022 Plant Information Class Links
Mushrooms
(1)
Easiest Way To Grow Oyster Mushrooms At Home | GroCycle - YouTube
Sterilizing
used coffee grounds with hydrogen peroxide - YouTube
(1)
Grow Mushrooms at Home In A 5 Gallon Bucket (Easy - No Sterilization!) -
YouTube
Organic Black King Mushroom Grain Spawn – North Spore
Cultivating
Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms | PARAGRAPHIC - YouTube
Guide to Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) in Hydroponics | Trees.com
Fruit Trees etc.
List of self pollinating dragon fruit varieties | Seeds Del
Mundo
Dragon Fruit La Verne - Cal Poly Pomona Nursery at the Farm
Store at Kellogg Ranch
Dragon
Fruit - Page 1 - Cal Poly Pomona Nursery at the Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch
Dragon Fruit Shayna - Cal Poly Pomona Nursery at the Farm
Store at Kellogg Ranch
Frequently Asked Questions - One Day Per Week Watering
Schedule 2022 | Pasadena Water and Power
Pasadena watering restrictions are now in effect; here’s
what you should know – Pasadena Star News
12 Fruits
Glycosmis pentaphylla, Limonia pentaphylla, Ash sheora,
Orangeberry, Rum Berry, Gin Berry
Glycosmis pentaphylla - Orange Berry - Seeds
Pineapple – California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.
Kei Apple Tree (dovyalis caffra) – Urban Tropicals
Kei
Apple - Indigenous South African Fruit
Surinam Cherry, Pitanga - Eugenia uniflora
Eugenia uniflora var. Black Star Seeds | Seeds Del Mundo
Jaboticaba
— California Tropical Fruit Tree Nursery
Jaboticaba – California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Water Conservation Links for July Plant Information Class
Cistern in Garden for All Seasons |
Coming Arboretum Attractions for July
Water Saving Links
- Home - Inland Valley Garden Planner
- California Center for Urban Horticulture
- Save Our Water
- Homepage | Sustainable Conservation
- California enforces water limits as its most severe drought on record persists : NPR
- Tree Watering Handouts.pdf
- Irrigation - The California Backyard Orchard
- UrbanForestry_Water wise Mature Tree Factsheet.indd
- (3) TreePeople - YouTube
- 5/8 in. x 50 ft. Garden Soaker Hose 86050-IN
- Search Results for netafin at The Home Depot
- Drought tree care tipsFrom Sacramento Tree Foundation
- Index Watering trees - Sacramento Tree Foundation
- How to protect trees during drought, LA water restrictions
- How should I go about watering my avocado tree? - Clausen Nursery
- How Much Water Should One Give a Fruit Tree?
- CIMIS
- etozonemap.jpg (1462×1693)
- Daily Report
- Bio-Plex Drip Irrigation Tree Ring 25gal
- Netafim netbow container drip ring - size : 5 inch
- Tree Drip Irrigation Kit Buying Guide : Drip Depot DIY Irrigation Support
- Posts Tagged: Janet Hartin - News & Information Outreach
- Tree Ring Irrigation Contraption (TRIC) | California Center for Urban Horticulture
- PowerPoint Presentation
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Drip Irrigation for Trees | Forestry | USU
- New biodegradable hydrogel offers eco-friendly alternative to synthetics
- Guide to Using Turf Colorants | NC State Extension Publications
- ‘Why Are They Painting The Grass?!’ - Stetson Today
- Hydroponics | Oklahoma State University
- Description of Hydroponic Systems | Hydroponics PSU
- UC Master Gardeners of Monterey Bay - Agriculture and Natural Resources Blogs
- Deep root irrigation - CSA: Water Management
- Water Conservation Emergency Regulation Frequently Asked Questions
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Syzigium sp. blooming on the road up Tallac Knoll. |
Cut Flower Links
Videos
- Store Locator - West Coast Seeds
- Seeds for Cut Flowers and Bouquets | Johnny's Selected Seeds
- Cut Flower Collection – Hudson Valley Seed Company
- Sunflower, Sunray Yellow Hybrid - Burpee
- Zinnia Seeds - 122 Zinnias - Huge Selection of Annual Flower Seeds
- Page 2 | Zinnia Seeds - Over 100 Colorful Varieties | Redemption Seeds (Page 2)
- Poppy
- Syngenta-Cut-Flowers-Brochure-2022.pdf
- Sakata-Cut-Flowers-Catalog-2022.pdf
- Takii-Helianthus-Handout-2020.pdf
- Cut Flower Catalog 2020-2022 - American Takii
Container Needs for Cut Flowers Mentioned During Class
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Links for Plant Info Groundcover Class
Groundcovers
California Native Groundcovers:
California Native
Ground Covers
Groundcover descriptions on Las Pilitas page: Search
www.laspilitas.com
Replacing
a front lawn with native plants.
California
Native Sod™ - Delta Bluegrass Company
Instead
of lippia, try these lawn substitutes - Los Angeles Times
California
native grasses for your landscape project | Pacific Nurseries
(84) California native grass
in San Diego - YouTube
(84) Native bentgrass -
YouTube
(84) California Native No
Mow Lawn - YouTube
(84) Top 3 California Native
Plants For Groundcover - YouTube
(84) California
Native No Mow Lawn - YouTube
(84) Virtual Native Plant
Garden Tour: Low Maintenance Lawn Conversion - YouTube
Incredible Edibles, a
native plant class
Twenty
easy native plants for Los Angeles.
Native and non-native: ucanr.org/sites/MarinMG/files/47807.pdf
Kurapia:
Kurapia® - Delta
Bluegrass Company
Kurapia: A New
Low-Water Groundcover — California Center for Urban Horticulture
Kurapia
Plugs | Utility Groundcover
Others:
How to Fertilize
Lantana | Monrovia
Teenie
Genie® Compact Lantana - Monrovia - Teenie Genie® Compact Lantana
Lavender
Swirl® Trailing Lantana - Monrovia - Lavender Swirl® Trailing Lantana
Patriot™
Rainbow Compact Lantana - Monrovia - Patriot™ Rainbow Compact Lantana
Bandana®
Rose Improved Lantana - Monrovia - Bandana® Rose Improved Lantana
Sedums, a low-water
grass alternative that can cover lots of ground - LA Times
San
Marcos Growers > Products > Plants > Browse by Category >
Groundcover
7
Low-Maintenance Lawn Alternatives