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 ...

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

Summer hot spells are nothing new for Sonoma County gardeners and landscape artists, but 2024, for whatever reason, has had some doozies. Not only were the spells hot, but they persisted over weeks ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently green lit the cultivation and breeding of HB4 drought-tolerant wheat—a genetically modified trait. The U.S. is ...

Evergreen shrubs form the backbone of the winter garden. Discover gorgeous evergreen shrubs that provide color and texture all year long. Learn how to use these plants to keep the garden looking its ...

1. You probably think of kale as a leafy vegetable that you grow on an annual basis like lettuce and cabbage. Kale, in fact, is an ancestor of cabbage. Cabbage was considered to be an improvement over ...

Master Gardeners offer tips on how to pick and plant them. Question: Your columns often recommend planting California native plants. Are there any drought-tolerant native ferns I can plant in my ...

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. Watering is a concern now that 100-degree days are upon us, yet certain ...