Winter is a time of planning for gardeners and that is exactly what the Okanagan Xeriscape Association board has been doing.

Pecan hulls make a lovely mulch in a perennial garden or shrub bed. They lay flat and, at least in my experiences, they ...

If you can't "learn to live with them," Neil Sperry suggests a ground cover that makes mowing around them unnecessary.

So far so good, but HOAs are known for banning personalized landscaping — even when it's money-saving and good for the environment, like xeriscaping. To make sure their plan was allowed, the original ...

But after using an indoor garden for three years, I’m a convert. It’s really useful as insurance that I’ll always have fresh herbs — it’s like a tiny farmers’ market stand in my ...

Dear Reader: Pecan hulls make a lovely mulch in a perennial garden or shrub bed ... Augustine looking attractive, I had my landscape changed into a xeriscape. However, weeds have been a horrible ...