Are you looking for succulents that will quickly grow and fill your yard or planter? We have 21 of the fastest-growing ...

The southern Costa Blanca has a sub-desert Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers, mild winters, and occasional rain in ...

The hot, dry days of summer are coming, but you can have vibrant foundation plants and ground covers without fighting against ...

My neighbor starts planting his vegetable garden a month before I do. I’m worried about frost if I plant too early. What do you recommend?

Perennial flowers and plants return for many years, giving you the most bang for your buck. See our favorite spring, summer, ...

“Ground covers too can have drought tolerance – a lot of sedum, phlox, lavender, mondo grass, creeping thyme.” Once you’ve selected hardy plants, it’s time to tackle the clay. Miss ...

Hardy fuchsias are the easiest to grow and they don’t come ... The fleshy, succulent leaves of sedums can attract slugs when they first emerge in spring, but the plants grow strongly and are rarely ...

Bloom period is another factor. Spring blooming plants like forsythia or lilac should only be pruned once they have finished blooming. Summer blooming shrubs should be pruned in spring before they ...