Brian Kemble is curator at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek. His monthly column focuses on drought tolerant plants and dry gardens. For many California gardeners, it was the drought of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Platinum Beauty™ Lomandra is a drought-tolerant, grass-like perennial that thrives in a variety of soil types, provided they drain ...

If you are living in an area where wildfires are a threat, you may want to seriously consider planting Lomandra hystrix Tropicbelle, commonly known as mat rush, around your home. This Australian ...

We usually have a few nights and early mornings in January or February that bring the lowest temperatures of the year. This fall and winter we have already had some cold weather, so many ...

A really exciting thing is happening in the world of Australian plants. Wild species of native grasses and strappy-leafed plants that have long tantalised gardeners are now being improved for the ...