Description: Native to East Asia and the Himalayas, this ideal fragrant shrub, which grows into a large shrub or small tree, offers late summer or early fall flowering in the Bay Area. It's a genus of ...

All plant species do not grow skyward. Some grow downwards, and some attain growth horizontally. Lantana is one such genus, trailing down the hanging pot or covering the ground, its thick foliage ...

Serendipity is the perfect name for a fairly new ornamental onion or Allium. Let me explain. Millenium, a great new ornamental onion was chosen in 2018 as the Perennial Plant of the Year. I didn’t try ...

If mosquitoes, gnats, black flies and no-see-ums are driving you buggy, then consider cozying up to some lavender, marigolds or basil. Scientists question their overall effectiveness, but many ...

Most people are familiar with oregano (Origanum vulgare) as a common herb used in homes around the world. Gardeners also recognize it as a hardy perennial that grows in UDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 11.

. . . “It’s gone where the woodbine twineth and the wangdoodle calleth for its mate.” The romantic Elizabethan gardens of Shakespeare’s day often contained tangled bits of woodland, carefully woven ...

Studies show that native plants attract a wider variety of pollinating insects than standard garden ornamentals do, and pollinators need all the help they can get these days. That’s just one more ...

Quinces are not the most popular fruit trees, nor do you commonly see the unusual, large fruits sold in stores. However, they do make great low-maintenance fruit trees that can survive fairly cold ...

February 5, 2004 — It might happen tonight. Or tomorrow. But it won’t happen gradually. It will come all at once. All over Los Angeles, the first pink buds of jasmine will erupt into sprays of new ...