As climate change makes South Texas' summers hotter and winters more likely to bring freezes, homeowners may want to reconsider their landscaping plants.

It can be hard to find pretty ground cover options for drought-prone areas, but this tough plant will bring gorgeous hues to ...

A hardy perennial, the Autumn Joy variety of sedum is an easygoing showstopper that’s hardy in zones 3 through 10. The drought-tolerant plant has sturdy shoots bring forth deep burgundy flowers ...

Sedums are known for being a low-maintenance ground cover, and it's true -- but a little extra winter care can help protect ...

With the summer fires soon to be in full effect, disaster management efforts must be in place. By adding fire-scaping ground covers, you are alleviating the wildfire problems.

recent data show that the known fertilizing effect of additional carbon dioxide (CO2)—which is literally food for plants—has offset many of the predicted adverse effects by enhancing drought tolerance ...

California farmers have been devoting more land to pistachios, which are seen as hardier and more drought-tolerant in a state ...