Designing a beautiful landscape can be exciting. That is, until you realize the maintenance most plants require. Although tending to a garden can work wonders for your mood, you might want to spend ...

If you're looking for hardy ground covers that can handle drought and a variety of soil types, look no further. We've rounded ...

As a decades-long drought persists in Southern California and pressure grows to conserve scarce water resources, more and more people are ridding their gardens of thirsty lawns and water-intensive ...

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 — ...

A long-lived perennial from the milkweed family, butterflyweed is native to much of North America. This drought-resistant ...

Drought-tolerant plants offer several benefits, whether you’re in a drought or just bad at remembering to water them. These hardy plants can survive on minimal water, which saves you water, time and ...

I was challenged recently as I read a City of Davis newsletter highlighting river-friendly landscaping pointers. I have studied the 7 principles many times, but I had never thought of the principles ...

As desert plants that can survive drought-like conditions, succulents are considered one of the hardiest plants in gardening. But they also thrive in pots and containers, sometimes flourishing more ...

Despite the recent snows and rains, El Paso County remains in severe drought and a forecast from the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control warns ongoing drought conditions could intensify ...

Drought and high temperatures often cause significant yield losses in valuable food crops. As climate change increases the frequency of weather extremes, interest has been growing in bioengineering ...

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 — ...

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 — ...