Joshua Siskin

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. If branches are bowing to the ground due to fruit overload, you can make a crutch from a board by sawing a V-notch into one end.

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Plus, how to grow sage 5 things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. Blackberries are ripening now.

5 things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. Blackberries are ripening now.

Garden design is vitally important to creating a space that provides respite from the storm of everyday life.

Five things to do in the garden this week.

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruit. Dragon fruit or pitahaya is produced on a night-blooming, vining cactus, and may be grown

In a previous column, I mentioned last fall's annual count of California monarch butterflies was only 12,260. This contrasts with a population in the 1990's of 3.5 million.

Five things to do in the garden this week. Fruits. In Southern California, you can grow mango trees anywhere except where it freezes, and even where it might freeze occasionally.