CORVALLIS - Is your camellia bush looking a little bedraggled? Some older plants are so full of leaves and thin branches that they bear poor quality flowers. Others carry leaves burned by winter wind ...

If you look forward to sweetly scented gardenia blooms in the spring, put those pruners away in the fall. Gardenias ( ...

Pruning certain shrubs in the fall encourages new growth that winter temperatures will damage and, for many shrubs, reduces ...

Camellias, with their vibrant waxy flowers and glossy dark green leaves, are a sure sign that spring is in full swing. They're not only a visual treat but also surprisingly simple to care for.

Gardeners respect the seasonality of gardening, and we schedule seasonal topics for this column. If you have – or plan to have – Camellias in your garden, about now is when their blooms fade, and the ...

January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal California. This column provides specific recommendations for the Monterey ...

It has been five months since a winter cold snap took down so many of our landscape plants, and the questions continue to pour in about what to do with damaged ones. Horticulturists across the South ...