It’s amazing to gardeners that our lawns and landscapes can just be greening up in spring and yet there are weeds already growing like gangbusters and blooming. How do they get started so quickly?

Speedwell or Veronica spicata is a very popular perennial plant, but many speedwell are just plain boring with dull purple ...

Q: I'm thinking of planting some items along the side of our sand mound. In doing research, I understand that certain groundcovers should not be used on or near a sand mound. I came across some plants ...

This is one part in a weekly series featuring the UC Davis Arboretum’s “Garden Gems” series – 45 can’t-fail, easy-care, low-water plants well adapted to our region and that add sparkle to ...

Many trees across the country are now bare, with fall slowly creeping into winter, and the time to lay seeds for the spring has arrived. While it will be months before blooms return to much of the ...