We’re blessed with temperate weather in Southern California, perfect for growing all kinds of vegetables and flowers year-round ... if only we could get a spade into our soil. That’s the rub with ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Also known as pot ...

The shrubs at this Park Cities home are tolerant of extreme weather conditions, both in summer and winter. The hedges and conical plants are boxwood varieties, while the tall ones in the other ...

Camellias are almost indispensable in the Southern landscape. Now is an excellent time to purchase and plant blooming camellias. The advantage of buying a camellia in bloom is that you can see exactly ...

Try these methods to prevent and kill grass in flower beds without damaging your other plants. Have you noticed that grass refuses to thrive in your lawn, but it's lush and green in your flower beds?

Have you noticed that grass refuses to thrive in your lawn, but it's lush and green in your flower beds? Unless you’re ready to give up the blooms and create another area to mow, the grass has got to ...