How to get blooms up north: Choose the right type. It's worth spending extra money to select a plumeria variety that grows shorter and blooms in cooler weather. Typically varieties that work well for ...

Q: Why is it that my plumeria hasn’t bloomed for two years? I put it into the ground each spring and pull it out before winter. As you can see, it is very healthy. Why no flowers? A: Granted, it looks ...

When an ornamental horticulture professor at Cuyamaca College asked him to draft a design for a plant nursery, Carl Herzog looked at the bare, decomposed granite hillside beside his Lakeside house and ...

Learn how to grow plumeria, a tropical tree and shrub beloved for its delicate, fragrant flowers. Many people know plumeria for its fragrant flowers, which are famously used in Hawaiian leis. A ...

Plumeria, aka frangipani, is a card-carrying member of the well-known dogbane family, called Apocynaceae, which also includes oleanders and periwinkles. Plumeria is a shrub or small tree native to the ...

The Chaparral, The Tangled Assortment of low-growing, drought-resistant native shrubs covering most of San Diego County’s lower mountain slopes, has managed to remain somewhat green this summer.

You might follow a butterfly for a bit or head in the direction of the sun. Hearing music in the distance might also capture your attention as you ramble around the block. But plenty of us are led by ...

Just about every season in Southern California has its special celebrity bloom, and whether you're seeking out California poppies around Antelope Valley, daffodils near Lake Arrowhead, or the roses ...

Plant lovers can shop for staghorn ferns, epiphyllums, hibiscus, succulents and, of course, plumerias at this year’s Plumeria Festival at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. The event ...

Local nurseries are filled with tropical plants for gardeners to place on their patio each summer, but many of these plants are difficult to keep alive inside the house during the wintertime.