I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself ...

While American holly is native just south of Indiana in portions of Kentucky, there is a deciduous holly known as winterberry (Ilex verticillata) that is native to wetlands scattered throughout ...

Looking for a splash of color in your yard amid winter’s dreary landscape? Check out one or more of the many winterberry ...

Hot Lips is a red flowering form and Flava is a yellow flowering variety. You can also go with the common native orange ...

Some foliage plants surprise in spring rather than fall. Siberian bugloss (Brunnera), for instance, is beloved for its ...

Frost hardy perennials are tough plants that can withstand the winter cold and return year after year with a fantastic ...

I have a stump of a mimosa tree (about 4 feet tall) that I would like to enlace in trumpet vine. I saw something like this ...

Native edibles, such as western beaked hazelnuts, California wild grapes and evergreen huckleberries make great garden ...

Are you ready to add some unexpected beauty to your snake plant, AKA Sansevieria? Snake plants are known for their hardiness ...

Did you know that the world’s most expensive spice comes from a type of crocus? It’s true. Saffron is derived from Crocus ...

So it’s time to say out with the old — in this case, warm-season bedding plants — and in with some new plants that are suited for the cool season. November is the perfect time to make this switch in ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...