A new year is blooming! For gardeners, that means another chance to try new plants, break out new tools and learn new skills – and there are plenty of events to help them get a head start. From sales ...

Clearly, there's no shortage of flowers in Southern California. As I write this near the end of 2024, roses, iris and California fuchsia are still blooming in my Ventura garden, and hummingbirds are ...

I can’t deny that one of my most pleasurable experiences is discovering a plant in my neighborhood that is not included in the “Sunset Western Garden Book,” widely considered to be the gardeners’ ...

California has a reputation as the land of endless sunshine and palm trees, but anyone who has lived there or visited knows that its climate and plants have far more diversity than that. The state is ...