As well as its lovely, deep, verdant green leaves, the fiddle leaf fig is prized as one of the best air-cleaning indoor ...

It's beneficial to keep roses away from large trees and shrubs that can overshadow them and aggressively compete for water ...

The calendar may be pointing toward the cooler days of fall, but SoCal’s weather gods didn’t get the memo. Temperatures have jumped into the triple digits locally, and they might climb as high as 106 ...

For a bountiful cucumber harvest, avoid planting them near potatoes, melons, or fennel, as they compete for resources or ...

Effects of shading the first leaf on development of the apical region were investigated by examining the growth of leaf primordia and the apical dome in the early seedling stages. Shade treatment ...

When the right vine is paired with an otherwise uninteresting woody plant, the result can range from charming to spectacular. One way to look at the woody plants in your yard and landscape is as ...

Winter can be rough on landscape plants, especially species that aren’t native to Nebraska. Some types of damage can be prevented, however, and fall is the time to do it. Among the most common types ...

Summer is here in Texas (the temps are at least) and that means trouble for your A/C bill and your sunscreen budget. But it can also mean trouble for your plants if you're not taking care of them ...

The efficiency of your home and HVAC system impacts cooling costs, but you can cut them in other ways by being strategic ...

It looks like another wall of triple-digit heat is descending on Southern California this week, so it's time to act now to protect your unsuspecting plants, which are just emerging from the relatively ...

Plant cover is a fundamental feature of many coastal marine and terrestrial systems and controls the structure of associated animal communities. Both natural and human-mediated changes in plant cover ...