Category Archives: San Diego County

San Diego Gardens June 2023

San Diego Gardens June 2023 Pam Fraser peach colored rose
Rose

With all of the May gray and June gloom we’ve had lately, it’s hard to believe that summer’s heat is almost here. To protect your San Diego gardens, make sure your irrigation is working properly and add several inches of mulch to your garden beds.

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San Diego Gardens May 2023

San Diego Gardens May 2023 Pam Fraser California poppies
California Poppies

San Diego gardens are in full bloom this month. Enjoy the beauty. It’s payback for all that hard work. The rains are over, so check your irrigation to make sure your plants are getting enough water. And don’t forget to pull weeds! If you can get the weeds out before they set seed, you’ll have a lot fewer next year.

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San Diego Gardens March 2023

San Diego Gardens March 2023 picture of Fiesta monkey flowers
Monkey Flowers ‘Fiesta’

Next to October, March is our busiest month in San Diego gardens. It’s a good time to plant. We can also start winter clean up and get ready for warmer weather.

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San Diego Gardens February 2023

San Diego Gardens February 2023 Pam Fraser weeds with rain drops

While many people are waiting for snow to melt or weather to warm so they can get back into their gardens, we San Diego gardeners are lucky to enjoy our gardens year-round. Spring is just around the corner, and there’s plenty to do now to get ready for it.

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San Diego Garden Tips December 2022

San Diego Gardening Tips December 2022 Pam Fraser conifer branches after a rain

While we pray for rain in our San Diego gardens this month, continue to add cool-season annuals and vegetables, plant native wildflowers, and pull those pesky weeds.

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San Diego Garden Tips November 2022

San Diego Garden Tips November 2022 Pam Fraser picture of pink snapdragon flowers in a garden
Snapdragon Flowers

November is still a great time to add plants to your San Diego garden. It’s also a good time to add or renew mulch. That will help keep weeds down once our seasonal rains have started. And if we’re lucky enough to get rain in November, it might be time to adjust your irrigation.

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San Diego Garden Tips October 2022

San Diego Garden Tips October 2022 Pam Fraser Realtor hand sprinkling seeds from a packet into soil
Planting Seeds AdobeStock

October’s here! As long as the weather has cooled, this is the best month to plant almost everything in your San Diego garden.

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San Diego Garden Tips September 2022

San Diego Garden Tips September 2022 Pam Fraser Amaryllis belladonna flowers
Belladonna Lily

Summer’s coming to an end and it’s time to get ready for fall planting season in your San Diego garden.

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San Diego Garden Tips August 2022

San Diego Garden Tips August 2022 picture of broccoli plant
Broccoli

The heat is on! Check your irrigation systems to make sure your San Diego garden is getting enough water and there are no leaks.

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San Diego County Fireworks Displays

San Diego County Fireworks. Picture of fireworks display

Fourth of July Fireworks Displays

Ready to celebrate Independence Day? Here are your San Diego fireworks displays from one end of the county to the other. I’ve listed them alphabetically by community. Please note that the Oceanside and Mission Bay displays are on July 3rd.

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