Growing roses can be a challenge if it's your first time. Our gardening expert breaks down how to get started and reveals ...

Roses are the jewels of the summer garden with their gorgeous color and fragrance, and they look equally at home in a cottage or formal outdoor setting. And, considering how many varieties are out ...

Are you sad at the sight of fading blooms at the end of summer? Plant any of these flowering shrubs, and you'll keep your yard colorful well into fall.

This gorgeous rose was imported into the United States during the late 18th century for livestock barriers and snow fences, ...

Fall is the perfect time to plant hedging, trees and shrubs. Despite shorter and cooler days, the soil remains warm and temperatures are often mild, providing ideal conditions for new plants to ...

Gardeners who own grafted roses such as hybrid teas know the autumn ritual: Wait until temperatures drop below 20 degrees. Then rush out to make a 10-inch mound of soil around each plant to protect it ...

As you drive down our entryway to the Andrews Visitor and Education Center both sides of the drive are lined with large sweeps or drifts, if you will, of hot coral colored roses. It seems every time I ...

Jeanette Marantos is a Features reporter focused primarily on plants, gardening and Southern California’s changing landscapes for the Los Angeles Times. She also writes the monthly L.A. Times Plants ...