When buying garden tools, there are two main wood species to look out for in handles - hickory and ash. Hickory and ash are ...

“Fast-growing hedges, such as cherry laurel, privet, leylandii and bamboo, are the perfect alternative to man-made fences. Leylandii is especially quick, growing up to 90cm a year and requiring little ...

It's common for poinsettias to thrive into February and beyond, but their once colorful leaves will be replaced by all green ...

First, I want to explain the difference between aggressive and invasive plants. Florida native plants can become aggressive, like elderberries, but because they are native, they do not disturb the ...

Add weeks of colorful flowers and decades of enjoyment to your indoor plant collection with holiday cacti. Dress one up with ...

The Darwinian Gardener pulled into his driveway and noticed that something felt different. It took him an extra second to ...

Pasque flowers are exceptionally cold hardy flowers that bloom early in spring, but even though they tolerate the cold, they ...

The Beverly Hills Garden Club Beautification Award for October/November was presented to Karen and Dean Dickson of Fairfax ...

Having an urban oasis for wildlife and native plants isn’t always a cakewalk. Along with butterflies and beautiful wildflowers, there are quite naturally some other residents and visitors to contend ...

AS I WAS going through my records and notes, I came across an article from 2020 that was just so perfect for this week and weather.

I can see him in memory, my fluffy Maine coon cat with a plume of a tail, trotting beside me on the first day of gardening ...

Some foliage plants surprise in spring rather than fall. Siberian bugloss (Brunnera), for instance, is beloved for its ...