When choosing any plant for your yard, it’s always important to consider the right growing conditions, but increasingly, even in temperate areas, we need to look at drought-tolerant planting as an ...

If you live in a relatively dry climate or want to develop an easy-to-maintain landscape, consider shrubs that are highly tolerant to drought. Some of the hardiest shrubs are those that can take ...

Lavender is a herb known for its love of full sun and it evokes images of hot Mediterranean climates. It is a very versatile shrub and can be easy to maintain thanks to the fact it is a very drought ...

In case you didn’t get the memo, California and the rest of the West are deep in drought, with no end in sight, so there’s no better time than now to reshape your landscaping — or balcony-scaping — ...

Our gardens are increasingly struggling to adapt to the unusually high temperatures and lack of rainfall. This is why we have asked garden experts what can be done to give your plants and lawn the ...

Water passes through sandy soil like a sieve—any plants growing in sandy soil must be drought-tolerant, because water passes ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. When Elana O’Brien decided to eliminate the front lawn outside ...

Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. Landscape designer Paul Robbins had more than ...