1. Pat and Charlie Bowers, who garden in Long Beach, asked for suggestions for a vining plant that will cover an arbor without requiring a lot of work to maintain. In “Wildflowers of North America,” ...

Bob Sartor, of Bettendorf, got us started with this week's picture page, sharing this beautiful photo of ash trees planted along Bettendorf's 23rd Street. "This was (my sister-in-law's) favorite ...

The first time I gazed upon a dahlia I was with my father, driving up the Arlington Circle in Berkeley. I spotted a driveway filled with black pots and tall plants that had dinner-plate size flowers.

Kathy Huber has worked for the Houston Chronicle since May 1981. She was Features Copy Desk chief before becoming the first full-time garden editor for the paper in 1988. She writes a weekly garden ...

Today’s photo gallery features images related to the column’s main topic. The images have been provided by the Monterey Bay Dahlia Society, and most (if not all) were created by MBDS member Brion ...