Now that summer is past, we are looking at our gardens, thinking about updates, revisions, and major changes. For many of us, one of our goals is to ensure our gardens are filled with color. We want ...

Homeowners with busy lifestyles and smaller yards search for neat and tidy plants that don't take a lot of time to maintain. They want pretty flowers on compact mounding perennials with foliage that ...

It's hard to believe that we're at the halfway mark of the 2022 gardening season. There's a lot of work to be done to keep our gardens looking great. Here are some suggestions. Ornamentals. Stake ...

Guest after guest at last month's garden tour in my yard paused over the small mounding perennial with the kidney-shaped, glossy green leaves. "European ginger," was my oft-repeated reply. "Here, let ...

What: Navy-blue flowers are the hallmark of this lungwort. A harbinger of spring, Pulmonaria ‘Bendiction’ is excellent when planted with other early-blooming perennials like wood anemones, Anemone ...

Although fall is now considered the best time to plant in our Mediterranean climate, those still opting for spring planting may find the instant gratification of putting a blooming plant in the ground ...

Perennials are the stalwarts of a well-planned garden. Though they tend to grow more slowly – and may not always be quite as showy – well-tended beds of perennials offer beauty all year long and keep ...

The Associated Press This image provided by Proven Winners shows Meant to Bee Queen Nectarine hummingbird mint plants growing in a garden bed. The 2023 introduction is beloved by bees. Most gardeners ...

That can be true, because one of the best ways to discourage weeds is to put plants you like better there first, especially ones that cover the ground densely. With your choices taking up space, there ...

Mosquitoes are the insect everyone loves to hate, now more than ever because of the Zika virus. Here in the subtropics, we know that these insects have long been associated with physical ailments, be ...