If you want to attract pretty hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden, growing shrubs and trees with beautiful flowers that are also highly scented will certainly do the trick. It's even better if ...

I just planted a young Louisiana sweet orange tree I was given last October. The tree is covered with small white buds, which I’m assuming will develop into flowers. Should I knock them off since the ...

Your garden is your pride and joy, and it is never fun to see damage to your crops and trees. If you want to successfully grow a peach tree, keeping it free from pests is essential. But that doesn't ...

A citrus tree adds a flavorful and fashionable statement.

For gardeners with limited space, a hearty shrub or small tree that produces fragrant blossoms nearly year-round might be a good choice. Mock orange fills that bill. The common name mock orange is ...

I recently received an email from Paula Paggi, who gardens in Northridge. She extols several plants currently blooming in her garden whose flowers are in the fiery color spectrum that stretches from ...

Growing oranges might sound like something only gardeners in warm climates can do, but compact orange tree varieties for containers make it possible almost anywhere. Citrus trees have been cultivated ...