Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) is a flowering plant that can help add depth to your garden, but it's the benefit it offers to cucumber plants that makes it a popular choice for some gardeners. As ...

Tomatoes are many gardeners' favorite summer crop, but pests can ruin those dreams of homegrown salads and pasta sauces. That's why some growers add a surprising companion plant to their garden beds.

Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) is very useful in the cool-season garden for its low-spreading growth habit. This makes it excellent for planting in the front of flowers beds as an edging. Or you ...

Plant seeds in pots now to raise your own transplants, or purchase and plant transplants now through March. For those of you who love the garden at dusk or evening, try the night-scented stock ...

One of the many benefits of living in Santa Barbara County is the ability to grow citrus trees in your backyard. There is nothing like making fresh-squeezed orange juice (or a margarita for that ...

Almost 20 years ago, on a visit to England, my sister and I went to the county of Kent to visit Sissinghurst Castle’s famous gardens. The gardens were created by Vita Sackville-West in 1950. I admired ...

It’s still too chilly above- and belowground to plant summer’s glorious sunflowers or juicy tomatoes. For now, let them stay tucked in their warm seed packets dreaming of July sunshine. However, you ...

Flower color in ornamental plants not only enhances their aesthetic appeal but also reflects complex evolutionary histories.

Gardeners often overlook the fact that some of the cool-season bedding plants that can be planted now are wonderfully fragrant. Color always seems to be the dominant factor when selecting these plants ...