With winter weather off to a good start, following on a spectacular late fall, cool-weather flowers are performing well, and some warm-weather plants are still making a show. As the name indicates, ...

Salvias are important plants for the summer and autumn landscape in South Texas. Most are drought-tolerant and all (as far as I know) are deer-proof. I say most are drought-tolerant because the Salvia ...

The long, sizzling, humid days of August can be rough on flowering plants in the landscape. Gardeners can choose to avoid the heat by putting the garden to bed and stay inside during the hottest part ...

A while back, I was thinking about putting together something on salvias. It's one of my favorite garden plants. My plan was to put together something big, comprehensive, talk about ALL the different ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unplugged So Blue salvia was the first in the Unplugged group and has won 37 awards. Here it is seen with Heat it Up Yellow ...

Known as Scarlet sage, this is drought-tolerant and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Up North, salvia is an annual. But here in zone 10b, it behaves as a perennial, sending up whorls of bright ...

If you’re looking for flowering plants that are easy to grow, come in almost any size and color, and are deer and rabbit resistant, look no further than the salvia/sage (Salvia spp.) family, which ...

I have wonderful red salvia in my garden and I want to know when to prune it and how to transplant it. Ahhh! The eye-catching Scarlet Salvia Salvia coccinea certainly brightens any garden. In addition ...