Q: The two huge bushes of tree aloe (Aloe arborescens) in my new backyard are ending their spectacular winter blooming season. What's the best way to ensure their continuing health? Do I prune them or ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The people up the road have a plant that forces me to take much longer than usual to get to the bakery. I find it impossible not to stop ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q: I read about the Acacia caven tree in the ...

One of the most spectacular plants from South Africa, in exuberant bloom at this time of the year, is Aloe arborescens. It can be seen throughout the Monterey Bay area, occasionally having spread into ...

Aloe arborescens, applied to the skin, is an amazing healer, says Annie Sprague. Don’t worry about those prickly-looking edges — they’re actually very soft, she says. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper ...

AGNES WRITES: I was given several large aloe plants (Aloe arborescens) by a neighbor who has moved back to the colder Midwest. She said they were very easy to grow and even colorful during the winter.

Toyon, or “Christmas-berry,” one of the more distinctive shrubs of Southern California’s native chaparral plant community, is now flaunting clusters of red berries. Here in coastal San Diego, toyon ...