On Thasos, a walk up the hill from the harbour to the Greco-Roman theatre passed through scrub of evergreen oak, olive, ...

Only a small number of plants provide the long-blooming season of Aloysia virgata (sweet almond). Part of the Verbenaceae ...

Silk tassel bush and Pacific wax myrtle are two low-maintenance evergreen shrubs that you can plant in front of your fence to ...

Want to take your garden beds from basic to beautiful? These border flowers add color, texture, and definition.

My dad was a beautiful man with the most beautiful hair. His hair was long, cascading down his back, and he always wore it in ...

Don't settle for ordinary shrubs when deciding what to plant in your yard. These new and improved cultivars are a step above ...

Instantly recognizable from the sharp, spiky quills covering their bodies, porcupines are among the largest rodents on earth.

Nothing lifts a garden’s mood quite like the burst of bright yellow blooms—even when the skies are gray. Yellow flowering ...

Recently, after writing about mangoes, I received the following email from Steve Huffman: “It might be worth mentioning that ...

Barberry, Mexican orange blossom and Australian fuchsia are among the non-native plants the Sonoma County Master Gardeners ...

Save yourself a trip to the garden center by buying your next outdoor plant at one of these online retailers, which offer a ...