How to Plant a Tree: a Compact Guide Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. And if you wait a thousand years, a little acorn might drop in the precise location where you’d like an oak tree in your yard. But if you want that oak tree sooner, you might have to take...
There was a time when citrus trees grew everywhere in Southern California. You’d see them on the way to school, church, the root beer stand, or wherever you were heading. New housing tracts were planted squarely in the middle of active citrus groves. Even now,...
The ever-blooming bougainvillea, a shrubby vine covered with bright and gaudy blossoms, is a spectacular sight in the tropics and hot coastal areas of the Americas. Named in honor of L.A. de Bougainville, a French navigator who lived from 1729 to 1811, the plant is...
Perfect for people with limited gardening space, container gardening is a wonderful way to beautify your surroundings and improve an urban, porch, or patio environment. Since most containers are portable, you’ll be able to move your plants around and give your...