This sweet-smelling purple flower is a fantastic choice for a ground cover, while not overtaking your entire lawn, either.

This stunning ground cover plant can fill the gaps in your borders beneath trees and shrubs while bringing birds, butterflies ...

In response to a recent column on rhubarb I received several emails regarding local success with this plant, such as the following from Chuck Aardema, who gardens in Bellflower. It is a testimonial to ...

Prune your raspberries annually after the first year, for healthier plants, and ­high-quality fruit. Summer-fruiting ­raspberries (floricanes) produce fruit on year-old stems. So, when pruning, cut ...

Sowing seed is budget-friendly and rewarding; here’s how to get it right ...

Each year, a variety of establishments attempt to make news by predicting annual garden trends. I’m conflicted over these reports because, on the one hand, they are fun ways to ...

Manzanita are native to North America, which doesn’t really say much since North America has many different climate belts and ...

Wash the heck out of lettuces. Plunge the lettuces in a pan or sink of cold water and let sit for about five to 10 minutes to ...

Discover the best tulip varieties for pots and borders, plus when to plant tulip bulbs and to get flowers for more than one ...

Clematis are among the most popular climbing plants. Discover our recommended varieties, plus tips on where and how to grow ...

The trees along all the major parade routes get swamped with beads during Mardi Gras. Many of the beads stay in the trees for ...

As you sit underneath the shade of a tree, you are experiencing its canopy firsthand. In technical terms, a tree’s canopy ...