These easy-to-grow succulents come in a rainbow of hues, from pink to lime green. IN OUR SUMMER-DRY CLIMATE, plants like succulents that require little water and look good year-round, are valuable ...

You might take a group of plants like Echeveria and think you could pick them out of a lineup. Most of them form some sort of rosette, but then, there are other succulents that do that, too. You can’t ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Some of the most popular plants at Walnut ...

The current emphasis on water-wise gardening has created an interest in succulents. All succulents are able to store water and food in their leaves, stems and roots. These stored nutrients can be ...

As a gardener, you no doubt go through phases in terms of what looks you create in your garden, be it color combinations, natives or tropicals, lush meadows or desert denizens. Like Picasso, I'm ...