California is the native home of many wild buckwheat species. They can be seen growing on offshore islands, through coastal ...

Stop invasive plants taking over your borders ...

When creating a new garden or looking for new additions, check out the Perennial Plants of the Year (PPOY). Selected by members of the Perennial Plant Association, winners must be ...

Shoveling snow onto garden beds can protect plants during winter. Snow acts as a blanket, insulating the soil and preventing ...

Snow cover provides a heavy blanket of winter mulch that insulates the soil, prevents heat from escaping and keeps soil ...

These low maintenance perennials from dogweed to bleeding hearts should be added to your garden for easy care all year round.

Annabelle smooth hydrangea earns its reputation with huge, rounded heads of sterile white flowers that can reach 8–12 inches ...

Winter gardens can feel like a quiet, gray world, but the truth is, a little patience can transform them into something ...

Here are the winners for 2026. Year of the Ficus. Ficusses are quite common houseplants. The edible fig is also part of the Ficus family. The key to growing healthy indoor Ficus is to give plants as ...

Warmer winters and coastal floods are having a real impact on Blithewold's stunning gardens. Can they be saved?

Now well into the off season, some avid vegetable gardeners may be browsing their seed catalogs and making their annual planting plans, eager for the day they can get back outdoors and finally plant ...

A little gardening effort this January will pay off tenfold when the warmer weather ...