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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Established trees can create a challenging environment for other plants, so opting to grow resilient shrubs underneath them is your best bet ...

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 ...