Q: I plan to plant variegated shell gingers in a partially shaded area and I understand they can get 5 feet tall.Can these plants be trimmed to a smaller size without harming them? A: Yes, your ...

Plants require six macronutrients: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The first three come from ...

Ornamental grass care is easy as pie: Cut back dry stems in the spring, water and control weeds and pests during summer, and let the plants be in fall and winter.

The green-leafed Euryops variety (Euryops pectinatus var. Viridis) has another highly desirable quality in ornamental plants – deep, yet luminescent green leaves.

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Allamanda is a popular tropical plant that belongs to the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to South and Central America but is now widely cultivated in many parts of the world. Allamanda ...

Because of their long season, Cary says, people are increasingly embracing the idea of using ornamental grasses in their gardens. Not only that, but grasses are great for many various circumstances.

There is a biological difference between a weedy plant and an invasive plant. Weedy plants readily spread, especially in disturbed areas, but generally do not pose a threat to the integrity of ...

As time passes, I have come to regard the African bush daisy (Euryops pectinatus) as an ornamental plant that no Southern California garden should be without – and not only because it’s one of my wife ...