— Corey Andrikopoulos, Gamble Garden Director, June 2023 Propagating succulents is an easy, fun, and rewarding activity to do in your home garden. Plant propagation, simply put, is the process of growing new plants from mature material. Some species of succulents are more difficult to propagate than others, but many can be propagated using just a few common techniques. Seeds are the most common way succulents propagate in the wild, but at home we typically use vegetative propagation methods that …

Just like nature, Gamble Garden is constantly changing. Thanks to the efforts of the horticultural staff and the Dirty Knees Brigade, visitors are treated to an colorful landscape that changes with the seasons. In addition to garden maintenance and seasonal planting, they are always on the lookout for areas that could use a refresh or redesign. Areas that have undergone improvement in recent years include the Pollinator Garden, Watershed Garden, and Lavender Beds. The the latest area at Gamble to get a makeover …

Did you know that many of the world’s biggest commercial crops – like potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, sweet and hot peppers and tobacco – come from the same family of plants? And that some important (and in some cases irreplaceable) drugs like scopolamine, atropine, nicotine and capsaicin are also produced by those plants? Gamble Garden contains numerous solanaceous plants such as tomatoes, tomatillos, potatoes, peppers, and eggplant, as well as the nastier members of the family including tobacco, petunias, California nightshade, …

Learn how to make seedling pots from newspaper. Newspaper seedling pots are inexpensive and earth-friendly. In addition, they help minimize transplant shock when seedlings are ready to be planted in the ground.

Tips on growing your own native pollinator habitat, by landscape architect and Primrose Way Pollinator Garden founder Juanita Salisbury.