The days are getting longer and there’s a hint of spring in the air, so it's time to get outdoors ...

Break out the leather gloves, heavy long sleeve shirt or coat, pruners and head out to your raspberry patch. Proper routine ...

Few sights feel as wild and lively as the rapid tap-tap-tap of a woodpecker at work on a tree trunk. For garden lovers who ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

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Q: If one wants both drought-tolerant (water-efficient) and California native wildflowers, what are the options?

Give your clematis vines a hard pruning at the wrong time of year, and you'll risk no flowers the following season. Prune ...

I have been extremely lucky with my two poinsettias that I purchased back in November 2023, managing to get both to flower again in the run-up to Christmas.

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Gro-Low sumac (Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’) is a selection of a fragrant sumac, made by Synnestvedt Nursery in Illinois. This plant reaches 2 to 3 feet tall and spreads to 8 feet wide. It can grow in ...

Dogwoods are year-round plants with berries that will rival any feeder when it comes to encouraging birds into your yard.