Salvias are known for their showy flower spikes that rise above their foliage. While many salvias start blooming in spring, ...

Now is the time to increase color in next spring’s garden by purchasing spring-flowering bulbs. Consider planting daffodils, ...

The Coulter’s Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri), a California/Baja native plant, is a paradox. It is described as both ...

Every gardener has a favorite "event" during the course of a growing season. No contest in 2024: ours was watching the ...

If you love how early the hellebores brighten the winter garden, you need to plant some Snowdrops (Galanthus) bulbs this fall ...

One of the standout trees for autumn color is the sweetgum ( Liquidambar styraciflua ). Its easily recognizable star-like leaves transition from a glossy summer green to bright red, purple, burgundy, ...

We dream about changes in seeds we want to plant in our vegetable gardens and annual beds. We scheme about how to prevent ...

I’m like a kid in a candy store Every fall I eagerly look forward to perusing bulb catalogs and touring local nurseries and ...

From size to color to functionality, learn what consumers are looking for in shrubs today — and how breeders are responding.

Once you decide to treat your plants in fall with a formulated deer and rabbit repellent, timing is everything. Apply to dry ...

Discover 10 ground cover plants that not only enhance your yard's beauty but also repel deer. Protect your garden with these ...

Upright stems carry small, grey-blue, thistle-like flowers that sit on a broad, spiny ruff that adds enormously to their ...