Epiphytes do not bring nutrition from the soil by way of roots. Instead, they cling to bark, or rocks, or other substrates. Parts that look like roots just anchor the plants. They receive all their ...

Over the years, we’ve been fostering mostly native plant species in our front and back yards, and on a lovely autumn day we decided to inventory them. With a pencil, paper, and a great plant ...

Many plants in our gardens are resilient. This results in the ability to overcome certain problems such as hail or insect damage. The usual recommendation for this type of damage is to cut back the ...

Many plants, including summer annuals and vegetables, are showing up for sale at garden centers. If you have planted some of these, keep your old sheets handy for cold snaps that we inevitably have in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While fall is the best season to plant most things, it also signals the time to begin thinking about next year. Even if you are ...

I was asked by several people about my reaction to the change in the USDA’s plant hardiness zone map in 2023. I prefer to use Sunset’s Western Garden climate zone maps. The Sunset plant hardiness ...

If Easter is a herald of spring and new beginnings, then this is the perfect weekend to start a new yard and garden column and talk about spring flowers. First let's get to know one another. Born and ...

One of the things many gardeners like to do in their garden to save money and to keep a few plants going, is to take cuttings of some favorite plants in the fall. Many of the coleus, geraniums and ...

In most years, we are planting our tomatoes at this time, or at least, by the end of next week. Will we this year? Maybe, if it warms up really fast. Sometimes it does. The weather forecast tells us ...