With more than 10,000 species of succulents and many more hybrids introduced every year, there is a succulent to suit any garden design or solar orientation. There are succulent ground covers, ...

Gardening can be relaxing, therapeutic, or frustrating if you do not know which plants work best in your garden. Rock gardens are a wonderful way to amp up the visual interest in any landscaping, but ...

You might think that succulents would struggle to survive in winter - and in some cases, you'd be right. But how can you protect these plants from the cold?

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Does your yard have a hard-to-mow slope? Or, if ...

They may not be the showiest thing on the patio, but these miniature landscapes inevitably take center stage: “It’s about being in Lilliputian land.” By Margaret Roach If you can make space for a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. If all the rain has kept you out of the garden, jump back in spirit, if ...

Researchers lead by Xuejie Zhang, a materials scientist from the South China Agricultural University in Guangzhou have managed to produce succulents that glow-in-the-dark. This wasn’t a result of ...

I wrote recently about the Australian Rock Garden at the Arboretum & Botanic Garden at the University of California, Santa Cruz, as a resource for home gardeners ...