As home gardeners become more educated about the benefits of native plants (supporting native insects, birds and wildlife, ...

Ornamental grasses are the best way to make a xeriscaping landscape look vibrant. Blue grama is one of the most popular ...

If I had to single out a single plant to recommend for every Southern California garden, African blue basil (Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum) would be it. It is a hybrid between camphor basil ...

A final orange and yellow flowered plant in my garden — flower calyces are yellow while petals are orange — is Dyckia (DICK-ee-uh). This plant is so uncommon that it does not really have a ...

California hibiscus can grow in heavy soil, needs to be regularly watered, and makes a fine container specimen. This species is also native to the Southeast so plants and seeds are widely ...