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

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

Not every room in your house is built equally. Some get lots of natural light and others don't -- these are the plants that ...

Every garden has a shady spot, whether it's the whole plot or just a shady corner. Finding plants that will thrive makes life so much easier as they'll naturally want to grow there. Shade is generally ...

Dense shade beneath evergreen shrubs and trees is not suitable ... hederifolium has spread into areas outside gardens, but is ...

These plants not only thrive in the shade but they ... It’s great for adding fragrance and beauty to shaded areas and works well as an informal hedge or a specimen plant. And here’s a little ...

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

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

Many municipalities and utilities around L.A. offer free trees for residents to plant in their yards or they will add trees ...

Some have native plants to sniff during recess ... Giant blue canvas shade structures have been erected in schoolyards. Pick-up areas, where children and teachers wait every afternoon, in peak ...