My gardening philosophy is less “green thumb” and more “hope and forget.” Imprecise watering, inadequate sunlight, and poor ...

Native plants are often talked about as the virtuous choice. So, it can be easy to feel like you need to convert your garden and yard into a fully native landscape and feel guilty if you don't.

My Empress Wu hosta has seed pods on the flower stems. I would like to plant some of the seeds just to see if I can get them ...

The term “chaos gardening” has been popping up a lot on social media. This growing trend is a relaxed and intuitive method of ...

Tim Cernak’s journey into conservation research started in 2020 with, of all things, a gardening question. He had picked up native plant gardening as a way to relieve pandemic stress and wanted to ...

With five Orange County locations — Anaheim Hills, La Habra, Tustin, Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach — Armstrong Garden Center is accessible to much of the region. But there are certainly plenty of ...

As you tackle your fall gardening checklist, be sure to add "plant spring bulbs" to the mix. While it might feel like time to ...

If you have grown tomatoes, it is likely that at some point in your gardening journey, you have encountered a stubborn tomato plant that refuses to ripen.

Fall is on the horizon and can be the ideal time to enjoy planting and cultivating a bounty of seasonal vegetables, herbs and ...

One of the most common reasons lavender fails in the garden is that its feet are too wet. "Lavender is a drought-tolerant ...

A few years back, my plants yielded a single bean, which I comically steamed, salted and cut four ways to split with my family.

Traditional landscaping can mean high water bills, constant maintenance, and plant replacements. There's a smarter approach: ...