As you face the long winter months ahead, does your garden provide something “fab” to look at or does it have the winter ...

In gardens, the golden rule is ‘things never quite work out’ — and today’s climatic vicissitudes demand a balanced strategy. Here are six of my bets to thrive and survive ...

Of all the mammals in the world, humans by far have the strangest diets. As omnivores, we have the most variety of any other ...

Repeated flower designs on ancient pottery hint that early village life relied on counting and shared ideas way before math ...

Agapanthus often fail after winter due to waterlogged soil, not frost. Poor drainage and low nutrients quietly kill them ...

If you've been curling up by the warm fireplace this winter, you may have just what you need to make sure your flowers are ...

More is *more* if you want abundant displays this year ...

Repotting is messy work. It's not something every houseplant owner wants to do. Thankfully, quite a few plants are happy to ...

It has been found that butterflies and bees are more strongly attracted to gardens with a greater diversity of pollen-rich ...

Nothing brings you back down to earth faster than neglected plants. Follow these simple steps to have it rejuvenated in no ...

I love reminding gardeners that flowers aren’t the only way to add color to the landscape. Some of the most dependable color comes from plants with bold, beautiful foliage.

Officials in Oceanside and Carlsbad are working on moving hundreds of unsheltered homeless people into housing. So far, it’s ...