From my window, I can see across the way to one of my all-time favorite weeds in my neighbor’s garden. A healthy acacia tree is nearly in full bloom! Throughout the year, I occasionally remind my ...

The UC Master Gardener Hotline often gets calls with questions like, “I saw a tree covered in beautiful flowers. Can you tell me what it is? Is it easy to grow?” Below is a list of waterwise trees ...

At this time of year, it seems that yellow flowers are especially prominent in the garden. It’s as if the sun, which is suddenly more visible in the sky, has an ally in the color of so many spring ...

It really is all about the trees. Most of the correspondence sent my way involves trees. Questions about fruit trees, especially citrus trees, are the most common. Suggestions also are sought for fast ...

Once upon a time, every tree and plant, every animal and human being, and even every insect and mote of dust understood that everyone depended upon everything else, and so kindness and generosity, ...

Evolution has forged a tight alliance between East African acacia trees and several species of ant. The ants get a home--inside modified thorns called pseudogalls--and a source of food, produced for ...

It really is all about the trees. Most of the correspondence sent my way involves trees. Questions about fruit trees, especially citrus trees, are the most common. Suggestions also are sought for fast ...