Robert Smaus on Winter
Robert Smaus was the garden editor for the Los Angeles Times until his retirement and previously wrote about gardens for Sunset Magazine. The above excerpt is from his book 52 Weeks in the California Garden
Robert Smaus was my SoCal garden mentor through his articles in the LA Times and his book. His practical advice proffered in memorable prose was a weekly highlight for seventeen years.
Read some LA Times garden articles by Robert Smaus here or Google for others.
Addendum 2020: I reread 52 Weeks in the California Garden last year, month by month. Though some of his advice reflects the sensibilities and knowledge of the early 1990’s, I still picked up many garden pearls. I long for a rewrite for 2020, but alas, he now lives and gardens in the Pacific Northwest.