Late August it may be but trust me – the best is still to come. Mornings will grow colder and darker over the coming weeks but despite that, we can expect a glorious explosion of floral colour.

Winter means death for many different plants, but if you take some cuttings from these herbs, you can propagate them indoors during the chilly season.

I’ve been wondering lately if, as gardeners, we haven’t forgotten about the sages. If there is a plant that is as easy to grow in our region, that attracts as many hummingbirds and butterflies, that ...

When a plant produces seeds, gardeners celebrate the soon-to-be future plants. Seeds are a result of plant sexual reproduction. Plants can also reproduce by non-sexually “cloning” themselves. For ...

Over the years, salvia, also referred to as sages, have been steadily growing in popularity. And why not? For the low-maintenance gardener, salvias offer an excellent addition to a coastal garden.

Here is this week’s plant quiz: What plant genus has square branches, comes in an enormous variety of sizes and flower types and is drought tolerant once established? The answer is salvia, a large ...