I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...

Hold off on pruning. Winter is a good time to prune a deciduous tree or shrub, but not an evergreen. Because the plant isn’t dormant, pruning in winter can stimulate new growth, prompting soft new ...

Frost hardy perennials are tough plants that can withstand the winter cold and return year after year with a fantastic ...

Native edibles, such as western beaked hazelnuts, California wild grapes and evergreen huckleberries make great garden ...

Spring bulbs are nothing short of magic in the garden. But when should you put your tulip, crocus and daffodils in the ground ...

A wall of green can be a barrier between your space and the outside world, can define a space in your landscape.

Many families invite birds to their yards by setting out bird feeders. Providing seeds for birds is wonderful, but providing ...

The wax leaf Ligustrum (Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum') is an evergreen shrub with dense foliage ... then it blooms in late spring and early summer with small tightly packed clusters of fragrant white ...

Bearberries, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, are evergreen ground cover plants growing across much of Canada and the northern United ...