The days are getting longer, the air smells sweeter, and little buds are starting to peek through the soil. Spring is officially here, and with it comes the perfect opportunity to roll up your sleeves ...

Drought-tolerant landscaping is top of the agenda right now, with the availability of low-water landscaping rebates, lawn-to-garden conversion incentives, and irrigation grants meaning there's never ...

Sometimes it can be harder to feel motivated when the temperatures drop and days are shorter in the fall. It is understandable why gardening may take a back seat, but it is not too late to make a ...

Mediterranean garden ideas are easy to replicate in your outdoor space. Think: A simple combination of warm-toned hardscaping materials, informal gravel paths, tranquil water features, and bold colors ...

Looking for some inexpensive large planter ideas? Here are a few easy bag gardening ideas to try out in your lawn this summer. You can get started on bag gardening in no time with this ...

Can you plant in summer? Planting new plants in the middle of a summer drought and heat wave isn’t the best idea, but that doesn’t mean summer is a total no-planting zone. Summer planting is doable, ...

It's always fun finding new ways to get planting and adding colour and foliage to your garden. Easy climbing plants allow you to cover even more areas and surfaces with the prettiest leaves and blooms ...

We declutter the inside of our homes during “spring cleaning,” but when it comes to tidying gardens and yards, fall is the real star. “It’s the perfect time to focus on cleaning up gardens and ...

In June 2020, we published the first story for Plant PPL, an L.A. Times Plants series in which we interview plant influencers, business owners, enthusiasts and gardeners of color making the world a ...

It’s almost Christmas and I know a few of you have gardeners on your list that you have no idea what to buy for them. They have all the tools they need and the plants they want have names you can’t ...

DOES THE FATE of our environment rely on the practices of home gardeners? When I hear about frog populations decimated by herbicides and stream water polluted by chemical runoff, I wonder. Shouldn’t ...