Dry shade plants are often difficult to find for gardens. Native ginger, bottlebrush buckeye, and Solomon's seal are three plants that tolerate dry shade. It's important to water plants thoroughly ...

FROM TREE CANOPY to herbaceous perennials, in sun and in shade, this year’s Great Plant Picks focus on garden plants that ...

Many of you have asked for more information about which plants can thrive in a dry garden of the type I've been discussing in recent columns. Dry gardens are places where well-chosen plants can thrive ...

So you’ve torn out your lawn and created a native plant garden to conserve water and restore habitat for struggling birds and insects. But summer is here, many of your beautiful plants are starting to ...

Q: I have a tough garden spot where the soil is near pavement so the conditions are fairly dry; some of it’s very sunny but parts are semi-shaded. Any native plant candidates I can try? A: Absolutely.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Los Angeles was sold to the world as the place where anything grew. As ...

One way to isolate seed-saving plants is to grow them in containers away from other garden plants, such as these four ...

“Some of my trees and shrubs have leaves that are turning brown and dropping, so I have been doing extra cleanup recently. It seems like fall is coming early. Some of the plants I planted last year ...