Adding some of the best low-maintenance plants for pots to your garden is the secret to elevating your space without it becoming a full-time job. It's a misconception that a beautiful container garden ...

“If you don’t know where you are going, you are going to end up somewhere else.” This sage adage, credited to Yogi Berra, pinpoints the importance of planning. If you are a novice gardener and you ...

Katie Tamony is the chief marketing officer and trend spotter for Monrovia Nursery, the nation’s largest grower of premium ...

When I was in college, I had three pots with tiny plants growing on my windowsill. They were my connection with horticulture. Those long nights trying to figure out why a horticulture major was taking ...

Much frustration surrounds growing plants in containers outdoors, probably due to exaggerated expectations. If you want safety where container planting is concerned, confine your choices to cacti and ...

Like many of you, I had a few plants that flowered through the winter. But my roses were the rock stars in the winter, blooming right through December, even though the temperatures were chilly. Roses ...

If you live in an apartment or condominium with limited space for plantings, container gardening is a good option. Here are plants, timing and ideas to consider. A few general recommendations: The ...

As we near the busy outdoor gardening season, it’s time to stop and smell the roses. As cliché as this sounds, there’s no time like the present to consider adding roses to your landscape. Besides ...

This year, with its unique weather pattern, roses are blooming in May, which is a little late for this very popular garden plant. We can forgive its adjusted schedule, and still enjoy the blossoms as ...

Plant sales are popping up throughout the county with living gifts, bouquets and crafts. The Luther Burbank Home and Gardens holds its annual spring Open House with plants and bouquets for sale, ...