It is possible to brighten up those shady spots in your landscape. It is all about proper plant selection, planting and care.

If you're trying to lean native in the garden, you may have more choices than you realize for native bulbs that bloom early ...

Too much shade? No problem! We found shade ground cover plants that are perfect for every type of garden and landscape.

This week's Plant Pick of the Week is a native shrub that turns wine-red and ripens blue-black berries in early fall.

This fall, look around for places where you could fit in a little more spring bulb cheerfulness. For example, tuck snowdrops ...

The plant most commonly sold in nurseries as the citrosa or mosquito plant is a lemon-scented geranium. The lemony essential ...

Shady parts of our garden may seem trickier to enhance, but they can be a floral haven for the right selections. Here are six ...

You'd think L.A.'s 'perfect' street tree would be a California native. So why does the city plant so many trees from ...

With about 300 different species, the iris is one of the most visually striking plants in the garden. Whether grown in ...

You can plant healthy trees in containers throughout the year if you have access to water, but October is probably the best ...

Glory of the snow ( Chionodoxa luciliae) is another plant that can survive winter outside. A bulb perennial, it can often ...

October is the start of the Cyprus gardening year for me as well as many other serious gardeners. If this has been your first ...