Spring flowering perennials can be pruned after flowering, a garden task usually done in June. Perennials are plants that live for two or more years dying back to the ground each winter then ...

Coral bells are having a moment. Once an overlooked and underutilised garden plant, their popularity has exploded in recent years with hundreds of varieties available. Also known as heuchera, they are ...

Coral bells, or heucheras, are fantastic foliage plants, offering a spectrum of shades from lime to burnt orange to deep purple, depending on variety. As evergreens (or semi-evergreens), this riot of ...

This is one part in a weekly series featuring the UC Davis Arboretum’s “Life After Lawn” series – 45 can’t-fail, easy-care, low-water plants well adapted to our region and ideal for drought-tolerant ...