If you live in a hot region of the U.S., it's not too late in the year to establish new plants outdoors. Wondering which plants you can grow to attract hummingbirds to your garden during winter? This ...

Coleus can also take direct sun in cooler gardens. Coleus is just as much a favorite houseplant as it is a garden subject.

Here's what to plant in July. From herbs, pumpkins, and other vegetables to fragrant flowers and shrubs, these plants thrive ...

For plenty of colorful petals all through your garden, plant primrose! These water-loving plants appreciate some morning sun ...

Many people don't know that you can overwinter impatiens flowers indoors to prevent them from dying. There are some key care tips to follow if you do this.

Phosphorus, a key ingredient in fertilizers, is running out. The world's food systems depend on phosphorus mined from limited ...

For 50-plus years, Weidner's Gardens in Encinitas has specialized in 'growing color,' from begonias to poinsettias.

California is one of the world’s 36 biodiversity “hotspots” because of our significant number of endemic species and because ...

Once our fall foliage is past peak, there is a sense of inevitability. Winter will soon be here. The rainbow of leaves that ...

Libra/reins, flowering signs • Nov. 17-19: VERY fertile, Scorpio/secrets, below-grounders • Moon change: Nov. 20 dark to ...

The new bed of shrubs already supporting other wildlife: more bees, a steady stream of butterflies, and on one particularly remarkable day so many monarchs that the entire patch shimmered.