Culture: Well-drained soil. Plant’s long taproot helps it tolerate dry conditions. Needs little fertilizer or organic matter to do well. Easy-to-grow, tough plant that needs only medium moisture.

A perennial tough as nails yet as delicate as sprigs of baby’s breath is always a winner in the West. In the furnace of the California desert, Gaura lindheimeri has proven its mettle against ...

Lots of people want to plant gardens that attract and nurture bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Fortunately, many plants that are pollinator magnets also provide beauty and interest. Even ...

For anybody who still needed one, this past winter and spring have been something of a wake-up call — a confirmation that we can no longer count on our traditional rainfall pattern. April’s ...