STATELY RHODODENDRONS and plump azaleas herald spring. Their trumpeting blooms in shades of hot pink, deep rose and bright ...

The sweet, heavy perfume of the fragrant evening primrose wafts in the sunset on balmy summer evenings. The first night moths will soon come to pollinate the buds. The plant is just one of many that ...

While there are many thousands of different plants to choose from, incorporating some of the best fragrant shrubs to your yard can be transformational, adding a sensory dimension wherever they are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Full disclosure: I wasn't always a fan of California native plants because, honestly, I didn't know anything about them. I was too ...

Slowly, but as surely as the sun will rise, our Southern California landscape is changing. Recent rains notwithstanding, water is becoming too precious a commodity to use on irrigating huge swaths of ...

A yellow rumped warbler, one of the birds that eats the berries of northern bayberries - Christopher T Photography/Shutterstock If you're interested in growing shrubs ...

A well-designed garden brings delight to all of our senses. In addition to color, texture and repetition, using fragrant plants adds another level of complexity beyond the visual appeal of a garden.

Every Southern garden needs flowering shrubs that can withstand dry weather. Plant these reliable, drought-tolerant shrubs ...

The end of March is the time to celebrate spring flowering shrubs. Western Washington is known for our rhododendrons and azaleas, but there are forsythia, quince, viburnum and a host of other ...

Witchhazels are fragrant, easy-to-grow shrubs that bloom from fall through winter. Native to North America and Asia, they thrive in full sun despite being shade-tolerant. Many popular varieties are ...