Water passes through sandy soil like a sieve—any plants growing in sandy soil must be drought-tolerant, because water passes ...

The ultimate aim of a drought tolerant garden is that you never need to ... If you use small plants in your design they will develop greater resilience as they learn to adapt to dry conditions ...

Garden beds, borders, containers, and sunny areas where tall plants are desired Hardiness Zones: 6-10 3. Caladium (Caladium x ...

It is less expensive economically and environmentally to maintain landscape plants during a drought with minimal watering than to allow landscape plants to die and lose the benefits they provide. When ...

MARYLOU MARCHAND, Master Gardener The recent siege of bitterly cold days found me with some photos and a rough sketch of my yard scattered on the dining table, seed catalogs and various gardening ...

Linda Bressler, of Living Designs by Linda, will be the guest speaker at Fallbrook Garden Club's Feb. 25 general meeting.

A Livable Delaware plant must: Possess adaptable characteristics to landscape situations (i.e. drought resistant, tolerant of poor soils, etc.) Pose no potential threat as an invasive plant Have no ...

Early in my career, I realized that understanding how some drought-resistant plants tolerate extreme water loss could be of huge benefit, especially if we could mimic this in other crops.

Hostas are perennials that provide significant foliage interest in your flower garden or landscape. Miss America consists of heart-shaped green leaves with white centers and light green streaking.The ...

When considering shade trees for landscape use, such staple native ... Once established, it is drought tolerant. In contrast to many spring flowering trees, the American linden blooms in midsummer.