This little germander always finds its way into my gardens, in part for its versatility. I have primarily specified T. x lucidrys as...

Welcome to floral sunshine in the native garden! Solidago velutina ssp. californica, or California goldenrod, is not well known among...

Ushering in the autumn season is California fuchsia, or Epilobium canum. When so many other native perennials are already withering or...

There are two secrets I will now share with you that many within California's horticultural and landscape industries already know. The...

An intriguing sage unlike any other I am used to growing, Salvia reptans offers a unique texture in the garden. Unfortunately, it is one...

Valley Water, Santa Clara County's water authority, has been a leading influence in helping community members find practical and creative...

Recently, I posted about Verbena bonariensis, a rigid, upright perennial that's character is more aligned with our subject today, V....

With a species epithet like grandiflora, meaning with large flowers, one should have great expectations, but let's temper our excitement...

Asters are a treat in autumn, mostly blooming just before chrysanthemums. Many are showy and exhibit a color range from white to shades...

Unlike most perennials, Verbena bonariensis provides a unique texture and height in a border garden. Rigidly upright and topped with...

Who else was raised thinking geraniums were red, white, pink or orange, usually found in hanging pots or in window boxes? That was my...

There are a number of cultivars of A. millifolium, but 'Paprika' stands out for me thus prompting this separate post. The facts below...

Cottage gardens and perennial borders cannot exist without Rudbeckia hirta. Okay, that is an overstatement, but their daisy-like flowers...

Many California natives are exclusively indigenous to California or the West Coast, but Achillea millefolium has broadened its reach to...

"Fabulous!" is not exclaiming enough about these showy flowers on a very large "perennial" plant. Usually when I think of perennials,...

Pssssst......landscape designers......over here...make sure your client or the users of your landscape LOVE garlic before planting this...

If you can grow false spirea in your garden, or your gardener is successful, well then, my garden hat is off as I bow. The more commonly...

Masses of Digitalis purpurea, or common foxgloves, put on a stunning show with their tall stalks of flowers, but there are some things...

Students learning the history of landscape architecture and architecture will at some point learn about the three Classical Orders. From...

We started strategically planting Euphorbias in the garden when we heard that gophers do not like them, and we have plenty of gophers. ...