With millions facing hosepipe bans after record-breaking hot weather, gardeners will be lamenting all those wasted hours ...

If your garden is full of sun, many great shrubs will love it, producing fabulous flowers and interesting berries. If you’re ...

Once the jacarandas are in bloom, as they have been for the last few weeks, it’s a sure sign that summer’s heat is on the way ...

Mediterranean-inspired gardens are becoming increasingly popular among home gardeners. There are several reasons why the ...

Heat-tolerant plants to put in the ground in September The butterfly bush, Cestrum, Rose of Sharon and other shrubs will tolerate the blazing temperatures that hit the North Baym particularly as ...

If your backyard experiences dry spells, embracing drought-tolerant trees is a fantastic choice. Their ability to thrive even with little rainfall provides peace of mind, especially during hot ...

Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to ...

Planting shrubs can transform a garden as they add color, texture, and interest to a space year after year. If you strive to breathe new life into beds and borders, April is an ideal time to plant a ...

This plant appears at the top of the list of drought-tolerant, heavy-flowering species. My first meeting with it occurred on Catalina Island.

As Central Texas faces it first 100-degree heat of 2025, we revisit this 2022 story on how to plant a drought tolerant, frost resistant Austin garden.

Lightly prune Mediterranean and drought-tolerant shrubs, such as lavender, sage and cistus, to remove spent flowers and old growth. Avoid cutting into woody stems.

Last month, I mentioned in this column that our Los Angeles spring is characterized by the explosive bloom of yellow flowers on trees and shrubs. Allan Frank, who gardens in Valley Village, sent ...