Magnolia, especially the southern grandiflora species (7-9), is another highly aromatic shrub or tree that puts forth large, ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

Chalky soil suits plants that like alkaline and free-draining conditions, and aren't bothered by drought or growing in ...

Pruning is never a 100% guarantee that a plant will thrive afterward, but I’ve rarely killed anything by pruning, no matter how drastically, if the tree or shrub was healthy before.

Save yourself a trip to the garden center by buying your next outdoor plant at one of these online retailers, which offer a wide selection along with educational tips and advice for optimal growing ...

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted ...

Depending on the variety, lilac blooms can be purple, lavender, blue, blush, pink, white, ivory, creamy yellow, yellow, or bicolor. If you are looking for an exciting color, try syringa vulgaris ...

In season, lilacs are an extravagance of color and fragrance — especially when you have something like 437 plants, representing 138 different species and varieties, as the New York Botanical ...

Fruit Trees and California Native Plants: Landscaping Together, a course in how to landscape with fruit trees and native plants taught by Fruitstitute founder Joanna Glovinsky, 10:30 a.m. to noon ...

Hulda Klager was known as "The Lilac Lady" of Woodland, Washington, and for 50 years the community has celebrated this incredible woman with "Lilac Days." You ...