After a freeze, patience pays. Learn when to prune, how to do the scratch test, and why mulching helps. Skip Richter, hosts ...

Pruning is my favorite gardening task by far, and the winter dormant season is a great time to prune trees and shrubs. You can heavily prune overgrown deciduous woody shrubs up until new growth ...

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is seeing an early bloom of wildflowers, with many San Diegans wondering if it will turn into ...

Prepare for spring by repairing winter damage, incorporating cover crops and controlling early-emerging pests.

TIME TO FINISH up our short course on pruning and go out and tackle your orchards and yard. Today is the start of early-mid-winter and, with this beginning, let us start on pruning your entire yard.

A free workshop set for 9 a.m.-noon Feb. 14 at the Runge Conservation Nature Center is aimed at landowners looking for ways to beautify, enhance or improve their property. Attendees will learn about ...

Here's some of my favorite garden tools: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/shop/plant.vibrations">https://www.amazon.com/shop/plant.vibrations</a> The desert rose Adenium is one of the most interesting ...

Prior to Christmas, when you sent this query, we had had an exceptionally mild, wet start to winter, with few frosty nights or chilly days. As a result, many roses have been slow to settle into their ...

One of my favorite succulent houseplants is the Desert Rose (Adenium)! These lovely bonsai-esque plants are unique additions to any home. However, there are certain care techniques and expectations ...

Plus the four other gardening jobs you should do this month WHILE the garden may be looking bare over the winter, now is the time to get your roses ready for summer. Gardening expert Paul Parker from ...

WHILE the garden may be looking bare over the winter, now is the time to get your roses ready for summer. Gardening expert Paul Parker from plants and bulbs specialists J. Parker’s has revealed that ...

For a few weeks each winter, the rose garden in front of the Old Mission Santa Barbara looks a little stark — branches cut back, blooms gone, the bushes pared down to their bones. Don’t worry, It’s a ...