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

One chore that gardeners take on before a new season is pruning, an often perceived nightmare. However, here are a few quick ...

As winter wanes and the promise of spring approaches, February emerges as a crucial month for gardeners eager to prepare ...

Find out which plants you should prune in February—and which to leave alone—to encourage healthier growth and better blooms ...

Timing the pruning of your plants right is vital to their health. These are the flowering vines and lush bushes you should be cutting back in February.

Since crape myrtles come in many sizes, choose the spot to plant so you can determine the height and spread of the shrub or ...

To help you prevent this from happening, we’ve rounded up all the best natural ways to keep mice away —because no one wants ...

This month, I have two garden talks to deliver, first on Tuesday the 10th in East Dean Village Hall, and second on Wednesday ...

Here's what the gardening writer is getting done outside ...

Generous rains in December and early January made for early blooming hillsides and canyons. Already, hoary-leaf Ceanothus ( Ceanothus crassifolius) is showing its ivory-white colored flowers, soon to ...

Old water oaks (Quercus nigra) are prone to developing decay in their trunks as they age. Because of this, their life expectancy is generally considered to be about 60 years — they have the shortest ...