Trying to choose the best types of sedums for sustainable gardening is enough to make you feel like a kid in a candy shop. Whether sprawled like carpets of color amidst rocks or bobbling delicately ...

The world seems to have a fascination with volcanoes and even more so with flowing lava. We’ve got volcano lava cookware, lava salt lamps, lava rock mulch, some of my favorite glazed pottery designs ...

A funny thing happened on the way to May, I have what looks to be a million tiny yellow flowers. It happens every year for about 4 to 6 weeks, but no one talks about it. Some even look away. In fact, ...

If you are designing mixed containers this year for the porch patio or deck, then by all means consider the little sedum or stonecrop from Mexico. The botanical name is Sedum mexicanum and couple ...

Many different plants could be included in a rock garden. The usual design approach limits plant selection to low-growing varieties, but this is not a necessary constraint. A brief study of the ...

It’s a garden that starts with little and inexpensive plants, might never need water or fertilizer, and requires almost no maintenance. With those alluring attributes, no wonder crevice gardens are ...

As I was visiting the Spring Creek Rock Garden in Fort Collins this May, I overheard a small group of enthusiastic gardeners asking each other many questions about rock gardening. A few were new to ...

The rock garden at Denver Botanic Gardens. Photograph courtesy of Denver Botanic Garden The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. To hear Colorado ...

With many western Pennsylvania home landscapes composed of banks, slopes and uneven terrain, a naturalistic rock garden can be the ideal solution. Consider incorporating existing characteristics such ...

Sedum is the genus for a group of succulents that can be used in and outside your home. And out of the hundreds of species ...

If you are designing mixed containers this year for the porch patio or deck, then by all means consider the little sedum or stonecrop from Mexico. The botanical name is Sedum mexicanum and couple ...