Tag Archive: beauty

Featured Flower: Oleander

Oleander Oleander a dangerous beauty.  With its spear-shaped leaves and tropical-looking flowers, it lends an island feel to yards and public places throughout California.  These evergreen shrubs grow to be quite tall and… Continue reading

Sonoma Beaches

Sonoma Beaches Editor’s Note: Growing up near the ocean, I never thought of myself as a beach girl. That title is for the So Cal chicks, right? Well, as it turns out, I… Continue reading

Featured Flower: Red Hot Pokers

Red Hot Pokers Red Hot Poker plants (Kniphofia uvaria), or Poker Plants, as we used to call them, also known as Torch lilies, remind me of July.  Perhaps this is because they resemble… Continue reading