Flowering perennial plants are a long-lived component of a colorful summer landscape. Most home gardeners purchase their ...

Whether you have low light levels in your north -facing apartment, or forget to water your plants, these varieties won't quit ...

African Daisies Are Bursting Into Bloom around San Diego, especially along the freeway embankments. The name refers to a wide variety of species belonging to the genuses Arctotis, Dimorphotheca and ...

While most people just use mums as annuals in fall, they can also be planted as perennials in spring. Discover our ...

Learn how to attract more hummingbirds and pollinators by growing this sweet-smelling shrub. Discover its benefits, including lively blooms and ecosystem.

With global warming at the top of the news agenda, most of the garden trends identified this year are dictated by our ...

Garden catalogs provide a colorful respite from the dreary winter weather. It’s a good time to consider what will be new for ...

I’m just not traveling as much these days, even to San Diego. There have been more events and happenings in the Valley along with Sweet Saturdays to keep me happily ...

You may be familiar with its name from the bottle of astringent found in your home medicine cabinet or for sale on pharmacy ...

Some plants return stronger each season without needing much attention. Hardy perennials thrive in different conditions, ...

Perennials, shrubs and small trees native to the Chihuahuan Desert give color to San Antonio gardens while providing food and ...

Life thrives in the extremes of the Sahara Desert and Alaska as nature and humans adapt to intense heat and freezing cold ...