A garden is filled with succulents and cacti. - Amanda Alamsyah/Shutterstock Creating beautiful garden designs isn't just about adding a lot of colorful flowers, it's also about combining different ...

As a decades-long drought persists in Southern California and pressure grows to conserve scarce water resources, more and more people are ridding their gardens of thirsty lawns and water-intensive ...

In recent columns, we focused on switching two groups of species within the same genus: aeonium and mangave. That project raised my interest in ways to group plants in the garden. Landscaping is an ...

Shallow dishes crowded with tiny, drought-resistant plants in shades of green, red and purple are pretty much all most people ...

Most murals are created with paint, ceramic tiles, or photographs. Mike Pyle, a Laguna Beach landscape designer, uses succulents to create his pieces of art, many of which are renditions of famous ...

Carefully arranging houseplants, especially cacti and succulents, is an easy and creative way to enliven a room. "We have people come in all the time and ask us how to brighten up their interiors," ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. If all the rain has kept you out of the garden, jump back in spirit, if ...

Succulents, with their thick fleshy leaves and stems, used to be the neglected stepchild of the Southern California home garden. “People were just more interested in other kinds of plants for their ...

"AI can be useful in landscape design under different circumstances," writes columnist Tom Karwin. "If you already have a plan in mind for a targeted bed or the entire garden, AI can provide new ...