Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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 ...

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Christian Svanes Kolding and his wife, Adriana Estrada, wanted more than water savings when they tore out the sickly lawn outside their Craftsman home in Long Beach. The eco-conscious marathon runners ...

Going by common names such as Blueblossom, California Lilac or Mountain Lilac, it's not surprising that Ceanothus are popular shrubs for many styles of gardens, with spectacular blooms in colors ...

March finally brought us some good rains, but rainfall was still barely half the normal amount. Chances of getting to normal, even if there are sprinkles in April, are pretty slim. With less water ...

Green-fingered homeowners looking to brighten up their gardens this spring may be interested in a "really beautiful" blue-coloured shrub. The plant grows stunning purple flowers during the spring ...

13:29, Tue, Mar 18, 2025 Updated: 13:30, Tue, Mar 18, 2025 Gardeners looking for colourful and charming plants and flowers to pot this spring might be interested in a lovely blue-coloured shrub that ...

Q: Last summer I got all my evergreen trees removed but the roots still remain, some above ground level so sowing a lawn is not an option. The space is almost inaccessible to machinery to grind out ...

Lucky residents of the Pacific Northwest have the opportunity to view several different types of colorful hummingbirds as they migrate into the area each April and stick around throughout the summer ...

Question: I’m considering replacing some of my ornamental garden plants at the end of summer. I see some local nursery plants are labeled California natives. What’s the benefit of planting these? Do ...