St. Augustine grass is a staple among Florida neighborhoods. It thrives in huge green swaths across the state — provided there’s enough water, fertilizer and weed killer to keep it going. Without this ...

I have deer fencing on one side of my property, which I put in seven years ago. My plan was always to plant a hedge, too, but I never got to it. I would have had a nicely established hedge by now, my ...

Houston gardeners Gina Craig and Doreen Gallevo no longer spend glorious October days doing traditional fall gardening chores — all that leaf blowing, raking, deadheading and pruning that creates ...

Late summer is a splendid time of year to go prospecting for native prairie plants that might bring beauty and wildlife habitat to your garden. “Plants that are native to the prairie are in their ...

So you’re a startup founder. Or you’re in charge of a new project at a big company. (Or maybe you just imagine being either of these things.) And you suddenly realize: you have to make a whole slew of ...

If wildfire is forcing you to replant, the California Native Plant Society is sending up a plea: Plant native now, to feed and shelter displaced creatures, protect fragile soils and discourage future ...

Someone advises you to grow native plants; you wonder what they are and why you should have them in your garden. You ask, “What difference would it make if I planted them?” I promise you that native ...

The lens through which I view the media world is pretty simple: If you are in the business of sucking up attention, then you are in the media business. Both old and new publishers, from The New York ...

Winter is part of what makes gardening so addictive to gardeners — it’s a dreamy season of intense longing and hope. Since we gardeners can’t plant real plants, we tend to obsessively check the mail ...