Bloom season: Spring through summer. Exposure: Full sun to partial shade. Water needs: Low water, drought tolerant. Snapshot: Desert willow, also known as desert catalpa, is a stunning, versatile ...

Vibrant heat-proof flowering shrubs are the backbone of any summer garden design even in the hottest climate. The trick to successful planting is finding shrubs that deliver blooms month after month ...

Q: I am writing about a pussy willow tree I planted in my backyard in early August 2018. I have wanted one for some time and found one on sale at a discount department store. It didn’t have much info ...

Wetter winters are coming – climate-proof your garden with these beautiful bushes and shrubs that flourish in damp soil and ...

Most gardeners reach for flowers first when they want to help bees and butterflies. That’s not a bad instinct, but trees tend ...

Over the past few decades, gardeners have become more environmentally conscious, using less pesticides, composting more and installing rain gardens. They also have changed what they plant, ...

California gardeners are genuinely lucky, even if it doesn’t always feel that way in summer when the lawn is begging for ...

As happens around here at this time every year, pussy willow branches on shrubs or small trees get covered with silvery catkins, or flowers. They’re a sure sign of spring and they’re sold in nurseries ...