As we enter the darkest part of the year, you might think there is not much blooming in the garden, but this could not be ...
This wonderful fragrance is associated with love and its name is derived from a Persian word meaning “moonshine in the garden ...
I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...
The Beverly Hills Garden Club Beautification Award for October/November was presented to Karen and Dean Dickson of Fairfax ...
There’s something so hypnotic about a flower baby name. There are so many wonderful options out there, and they become quite ...
To cheer ourselves up, my wife Nancy and I headed off to a few garden centers that have a good selection of houseplants. We ...
This month I want to highlight a late-blooming perennial, the aster. We have had asters in our garden for a while, but last ...
The scientific name of the coconut is Cocos nucifera. This specific epithet, “nucifera,” means “nut-bearing” in Latin, aptly ...
In the Australian city Geelong, just south of Melbourne, thousands are lining up for the rare chance to see – and smell – an unusual plant.
The glamorous, showy flowers of hibiscus are a joy in summer and autumn. Hazel Sillver looks which of these colourful, exotic ...
However, the email was tinged with sadness since it reports on the closing of a special nursery: “A little less than a year ...
It’s important to remember these plants do not tolerate consistently damp soil conditions. Basal stem rot is a fungal disease caused by Fusarium fungi. As the name suggests ... moldy spots on leaves ...