Companion plants provide a range of services to their partners. Some deter pests through chemical compounds in their foliage, ...

Ephemerals are unusual plants that love early spring weather: cool and a bit wet. They bring color and otherworldly flowers to shadier corners. They tend to hug the ground plane, avoiding the cold, ...

Colder climate gardeners may want to sow their seeds indoors in April, to transplant in May when the weather is more ...

Calla lilies ( Zantedeschia aethiopica) are elegant flowers that come in various colors, including white, yellow, orange, ...

The Theodore Payne Foundation, long a champion of SoCal-strong specimens filling out our yards, is a great resource for ...

In this new column, For the Love of Dirt, a passionate amateur gardener shares her experiences, tips and resources for growth ...

Ahead, find easy landscaping ideas to make your outdoor space the envy of the neighborhood. Less lawn equals less work.

Don't settle for ordinary shrubs when deciding what to plant in your yard. These new and improved cultivars are a step above ...

Cool-season bedding plants like pansies, violas, dianthus, snapdragons and alyssum are at their peak right now. Even though ...

If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty, there’s something you can do to prevent having as many ...

Raised garden beds are popular, and a quick look at pictures online will yield more images of lush green plants overflowing ...

Mark Ruibal of Ruibal's and Dione Lineberry of Blue Ribbon Lady Landscaping share their tips for attracting pollinators to ...