This week's column tackles questions about what to do with poinsettias after Christmas, mulching and sowing seeds in winter.

In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about how to grow large onions and how to successfully use insecticidal soap.

"This column includes the next stop on our virtual tour of the world’s five Mediterranean climate regions: southern and ...

Seed catalogs are out, and it’s time to select spring garden plants, with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, beans and squash being the popular choices. These are all grown as annuals, plants that grow for ...

Before you order seeds from the glossy catalogs promising abundance ... statice, nasturtium. Perennial flower seeds are even more challenging than annuals to start. They often have extra ...

You may think the only winter gardening task is perusing seed catalogs and dreaming of summer blossoms ... Learn more about winter gardening and the watering needs of your plants. Understanding Plant ...

Native plants also benefit local wildlife such as bees, butterflies, and birds. Let’s get started! Photo Credit: peganum / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 California has many native species of beardtongue ...

Who doesn't love a long-blooming, low-maintenance perennial with showy blooms that tolerates ... around with indoor pots or grow lights if you don't want to. Sowing seeds outside in the fall or early ...

If you save the seeds of an F1 hybrid, do not expect to grow the same plant ... perennial: coming up next year too. Ignoring seed packet instructions is a recipe for disappointment. Nursery ...