Sedums make a superb addition to garden borders. They love the sun and can also tolerate drought, which is why they are great ...

Detecting dehydration in plants requires a trained eye, and a garden's subtle cry for help is easily missed – here's what to ...

Plants can't survive without water. But too much or too little causes problems. More plants have been killed by improper ...

Civilizations from Stone Age Scotland to the eighth-century Maya to 13th-century African empires have used dry stone walling ...

Here are the best shade perennials gardening experts recommend, including plants that attract pollinators such as bees and ...

Native Plants of British Columbia’s Coastal Dry Belt by Hans Roemer and Mary Sanseverino (Harbour Publishing, paperback, 272 ...

Gardening isn't just about beauty. It's about pruning, failure, and cutting losses. Here are gardening lessons that apply to ...

Today’s column introduces guidelines for year-round gardening for herbaceous perennial plants that are native to a ...

Sun-loving blanket flowers are a beloved native wildflower abuzz with butterflies and native bees. Flowering spring through ...

In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.

With the lack of rain and all this heat, gardens are beginning to show signs that they are going to need some extra water.

Often growing in rocky ground with acidic soil in the wild, this species doesn’t go summer-dormant the way the popular ...