Vining plants often benefit from a trim to keep them looking well-maintained. These climbers, in particular, should be pruned ...

It may not seem like there's much of a difference, but knowing the effects of a frost, freeze, and hard freeze on your garden ...

Q • I started a little late this year and my lettuce plants aren’t quite ready to harvest. What is the best way to protect ...

From yellow irises to river birch, many powerful (and unsurprising) garden plants can cleverly soak up rain and protect your ...

October gardening tips for outdoor flowering plants, ornamentals and vegetable gardening are provided in this week's column.

Rats are more likely to enter gardens in winter as they look for a warm shelter, but there are some simple ways to deter them ...

Instead of fearing the shade in your garden, embrace it. With the right foliage, texture and stylish accessories, you can ...

Pick out plants for fall: Laguna/California Native Plant Society Nursery holds a fall plant sale and discussion with local ...

We have entered the ideal season for adding California native plants to coastal gardens,” writes columnist Tom Karwin.

Mexican sage (Salvia leucantha) leads the purple parade each fall. This robust perennial will persist in the garden for up to ...

Alan Titchmarsh says his garden is unable to grow five plants, but they thrive in his daughters' homes just eight miles away ...