If you’re lucky enough to have a garden in a big city, you learn to accept the fact that while you’re out there, you’re in ...

A small shady backyard doesn’t mean you can’t have a beautiful garden. Here are small evergreen plants for shade: use them to ...

Fall flowers are a valuable source of nectar and pollen for butterflies and other beneficial insects at a time when food ...

At the Phoenix Zoo and Desert Botanical Garden, complex operations to keep animals and plants safe from climate change may ...

The Chaparral, The Tangled Assortment of low-growing, drought-resistant native shrubs covering most of San Diego County’s lower mountain slopes, has managed to remain somewhat green this summer.

As environmental awareness grows, homeowners are increasingly seeking sustainable alternatives to traditional lawns. These ...

Those of us with city gardens or limited planting areas expect a lot from trees we plant. Stewartia is suited to growing in ...

The Heartland Conservation Alliance is working with local organizations to eradicate invasive Bush Honeysuckle on 40 acres ...

A descendant of Sicilian progenitors, this daisy-family plant appeared in the UK, escaped from a botanical garden, and began ...

However, running up a steep road may be quicker than navigating a flat boulder field or bushwacking through chest-high shrubs ... in addition to slope steepness, to predict walking travel times ...

Dismantling coal plants will be the easy part as Colorado stretches to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. We have just a ...

As the foundation of a landscape, shrubs are small- to medium-sized woody plants ... have a soft but sturdy appearance perfect for slopes or low-foundation plantings. The definition of a low ...