This week's garden column includes expert tips for pruning roses, growing hotter peppers and safely caring for houseplants ...

Generous rains in December and early January made for early blooming hillsides and canyons. Already, hoary-leaf Ceanothus ( Ceanothus crassifolius) is showing its ivory-white colored flowers, soon to ...

As winter wanes and the promise of spring approaches, February emerges as a crucial month for gardeners eager to prepare ...

Agave's spiky leaves make it a popular drought-tolerant plant. Here's how to care for an agave plant in your container garden.

It's the perfect time in Western Washington to prune some hydrangeas, roses, ornamental grasses and some perennials such as ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

Because money trees are fast-growing houseplants, you might find you need to cut yours back from time to time to maintain it at a manageable size. Knowing how to prune a money tree (Pachira aquatica) ...

Prepare for spring by repairing winter damage, incorporating cover crops and controlling early-emerging pests.

Walking out to your garden to find your favorite century plant looking like a heap of soggy, gray mush is a heartbreaking sight for any gardener. Most people would be tempted to grab a pair of ...

Despite the nippy weather outdoors, there remain several essential gardening tasks that must be tackled. Rolling your sleeves up now will help you secure a verdant garden bursting with life come ...

THE WONDERFUL WARM weather, although a great treat for us, is not necessarily a good thing for your plants. Now would normally be the time to prune your trees and bushes. But all pruning is ...

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