Many of the properties in the 25th annual Bittersweet Garden Tour feature native plants. The tour will show off five residential gardens -- each featuring pockets taking advantage of available light ...

Perennial plants promise to return every year yet they take their time to settle in. The first year, they sleep. The next year, they creep. And then they leap. It’s leap year for the perennial garden ...

What’s the best way to stop gophers from digging in your yard? Take away their little shovels. Whether it’s gophers, peony blight, or invasive weeds — keeping our yards, flowerbeds and landscapes ...