The perennial weed will persist year after year if left unchecked ...

A 2- to 3-inch layer of mulch, such as undyed wood chips, shredded bark or dried-out (never fresh) grass clippings over the ...

I wrote in this space about a flowering shrub called pineapple guava, a plant that produces fruit that resemble neither ...

Keystone plants and trees like the Coast Live Oak and California lilac are key players in the health of your garden.

These pretty, early spring flowers are the first to pop up in the garden. That’s what makes hellebores, winter heath and ...

Evergreens are the foundation of any well-designed garden, providing structure, texture and interest at all times of year.

No sooner do the leaves on Britain’s trees turn from tired green to a multitude of reds and oranges, than winds blow the branches bare. In some exposed places it happened almost overnight; in more ...

By Melissa Clark Melissa Clark currently has 14 open jars of jam in her fridge. One of my earliest memories is of sitting in ...

What really matters is the bigger picture. The biggest myth of all is that your garden is not part of the broader environment ...

Dahlias come in various colors, shapes, and sizes making them easy to include in any garden, container, and bouquet. Grow ...

Recent cold weather may have some wondering about the effects on landscape plants. In general, uniformly low temperatures ...

Fruiting fungi that appear on growing substrates of potted plants are generally no cause for concern. They appear due to the ...