• Warm-season• Annual• Full sun• Regular wateringRichly colored flowers come in red, pink, blue, purple, yellow, cream, white, and bicolors. There are two main flower types, single and double; single blossoms are si
Most impatiens have single or double flowers in white or shades of lavender, orange, pink, or red. But a new variety from Ball Horticultural Company called Jungle Gold has buttery yellow, bell-shaped blooms with red
Easy basics for rosesIf youve never grown roses, you may believe what youve heard about them - that theyre fussy, disease-prone, and need lots of primping to look good. True, certain roses live up to that reputation
To brighten your home this spring, pop a pretty plant in a green glazed container. Cloverlike ornamental oxalis is widely available at nurseries and florists in 3- or 4-inch pots around St. Patricks Day. Known by th
Nestled among dilapidated warehouses in an industrial area of Richmond, California, is a veritable garden of Eden filled with rare and unusual annuals and perennials. Welcome to the treasure trove that is Annies Ann
A dream garden for bouquet makers
Front row: Purplish blue cerinthe and darker purple love-in-a-mist surround phlox.Second row: White cosmos are flanked by chartreuse bells-of-Ireland backed by white Ammi majus, sometimes called bishops lace.Third r
The vast array of garden marigolds traces back to three ancestors: African marigolds, French marigolds, and signet marigolds, all of which originated in the Americas.In the 16th century, the Spanish took seeds of Ta
Southwest style: Shrub made for the shade
A magnet for hummingbirds, Mexican honeysuckle (Justicia spicigera) displays clusters of 1 1/2-inch-long tubular flowers nearly year-round, peaking in spring and fall. The bright orange flowers are borne over velvet
Native plants are wise additions to California gardens. The nine beauties pictured here are naturally suited to our rainy-winter, dry-summer climate. And where water is scarce, theyre especially appropriate; most of
Your guide to medium palm trees
Use these palms in lawns or as street trees.Australian fan palm (Livistona australis). Dark green, 3- to 5-ft.-wide leaves. Best with regular watering. Grows slowly to 50 ft. Hardy to 20°. Zones 13-17, 19-24, H1, H2
Planting ornamental grassesShaking the soil from his hands, John Greenlee is surveying the pot he’s just finished planting when his gaze falls on the bunny-tail grass rising above an orange ‘Crackling Fire’ million
If you want a long-blooming, easy-care perennial to edge the front of a bed or border, try dwarf cup flower (Nierembergia caerulea), suggests Wes Brittenham, landscape designer for WaterWise Landscape in Albuquerque
Succulents: Bold and beautiful
Not having succulents in his new garden would have been unthinkable to Ernest Cohen. He grew up with them. His father, Robert, adored the strong personalities of these plants and developed a succulent fantasia. But
Hardiness. Plants grow in Sunset Western Garden Book climate zones 4-9, 12, 14-24 (C. reticulata needs winter protection in zones 4-6; plant it under house eaves). The green buds are fairly frost-resistant, but open
Little-leaf linden (Tilia cordata)
• Deciduous• Zones 1-17, 32-43• Full sun• Regular water• Growth rate: moderateForming a dense pyramid to 60 to 70 feet or taller and 35 to 60 feet wide, little-leaf linden is densely clothed in 1 ½ to 3-inch, irregu
Dutchmans pipe, Aristolochia macrophylla
• Semievergreen• Zones 1-24, 29-43• Full sun, partial shade or full shade• Ample watering• Climbs by: twiningThis attractive vine has long been a favorite for shielding a porch from hot summer sun or covering an ugl
Christmas cactus can grow on you in more ways than one. Sure, the plants just get bigger and better every year. They pump out masses of delicate jungle flowers in rosy red, white, orange, pink, and pale yellow, depe
Garden-worthy plants show up at public gardens long before they reach the nurseries. Plectranthus ciliatus, shown at left, the star of the shade border at the University of California at Irvine Arboretum for the las
• Deciduous• Climate zones vary• Full sun or partial shade• Regular to moderate watering• Growth rate variesThe many maple species include small trees for patios as well as strong-growing shade trees. Maples of one
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