California in April is alive with all the colors and scents of spring — a real celebration of the wild and cultivated beauty that this state has to offer. As National Garden Month begins, the ...

Palms and apartments against a blue sky in southern California. - Brandon Rosenblum/Getty Images California has a reputation as the land of endless sunshine and palm trees, but anyone who has lived ...

The fall season is the preferred occasion to add or relocate plants in the garden. The rationale for this timing focuses on enabling plants to establish their roots in preparation for bursting into ...

As gardeners, we are drawn to the latest, brightest varieties of thirsty, exotic species for our gardens, always chasing the new and unusual. As our world heats up with climate change, water-thirsty ...

After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown shrub. This shrub, a western spicebush (Calycanthus occidentalis), has ...