Oppressive heat has gardeners looking ahead to the fall garden. Cape honeysuckle and firespike are two plants that bloom beautifully in autumn and can be planted now. Cape honeysuckle, a plant that ...

Add sparks — and bring in pollinators — to your garden beds this spring and summer with orange flowering shrubs!

Last week I wrote about salvias and lantanas. There are many species and selections available, most of which are drought tolerant and deer proof. They also are major sources of nectar for butterflies, ...

Based on the testimony of other gardeners and the number of hummingbirds in my landscape right now, it has been a great spring for hummingbirds. Your sugar water feeders will help keep them fed this ...

Under the semi-shade of our redwood trees my wife and I have established a plant infirmary for those stricken and ofttimes neglected plants. There, these unfortunate ones frequently recover and are ...