Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter cacti bloom from late fall through spring, providing vibrant color at a time of year when few other houseplants look their best. Learn how to make your holiday cacti thrive!

Basics of cold-weather protection for citrus, avocado, guava, loquat, and other subtropical fruit and nut trees.

How to make the most of your lawn area using the least amount of irrigation water.

Simple, straightforward tips to help you generate useable compost in as little as 2 or 3 weeks.

Here are some suggestions to help you maintain the freshness of your cut flowers, extend your enjoyment of the flowers, and stretch your flower-buying dollar a little farther.

Essential points to consider when you are planning a vegetable garden.

This series of handy guides for the home orchard gives a quick overview of major tasks that should be undertaken during the winter dormant, spring bloom, summer growing and harvest, and autumn seasons. This guide is for plums.

This series of handy guides for the home orchard gives a quick overview of major tasks that should be undertaken during the winter dormant, spring bloom, summer growing and harvest, and autumn seasons. This guide is for walnuts.

Lavender is a delightful and useful garden plant. It can be used as a drought-tolerant low hedge, a specimen plant, a cut flower, and an herb that provides a fragrant addition to many herbal projects.

A straightforward method to help homeowners set up timed irrigation systems for lawns anywhere in California.