Spring in my garden has been beautiful, especially the crab apples and lilacs. Like many other plants, lilacs have bloomed earlier than usual, but the heavily scented blooms --- even on my white lilac ...

There’s something in the California air. The state’s spectacular almond bloom—the largest single pollination event in the world—has begun. Orchards are blooming and honey bees are buzzing. The video ...

As the calendar turns from February to March, as the days lengthen and temperatures rise, more and more flowers are blooming. Along the roadside, daffodils wave golden trumpets. Flowering almond, red ...

Have you ever noticed that certain plants that undergo dormancy flower before leafing out? This phenomenon, known as hysteranthy (hyster = after, anthy = flowering) is evident during late winter and ...

Last fall all of our chrysanthemums (most of which were planted about 15 years ago) died. They were in different areas of the garden, and the other plants that were in with them were not affected. I ...

Azalea season is upon us, so I thought we might consider, this week, a good accessory plant for azaleas. Azaleas in a garden are quite dramatic. Sometimes you want something to go with them that will ...