Evergreens, in particular, need fall watering to protect them in winter. Unlike deciduous trees and shrubs, they keep their ...

Many vegetable gardeners look for new crops or new varieties of crops they have experience growing to add to their garden.

A word-of-mouth bartering system has sprung up at Karl Reamer's backyard farm, with community members swapping labor, plants ...

Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles' past. In this series , we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water ...

The front yard is a passerby or visitor’s first impression of your home and you. It is also the first thing you see when you ...

On a quiet side street dotted with older homes and industrial buildings in downtown Petaluma, California, is a secret garden: ...

Some local gardeners are gravitating toward native plants because they don’t consume as much water and help promote ...

As they cultivate gardens, seniors in Sacramento find a renewed sense of purpose. Sharon Chandler is one such senior who ...

As climate change makes the classic green lawns more unsustainable, some have traded their grass for lettuce, avocados, and ...

At this time of year I always get a craving, one that reminds me of growing up on Marguerite Avenue. My family had a set of gardens in the backyard. They were mostly small flower gardens but we had ...