The orchid is said to be the most exotic of all flowers. Their fragile beauty has made them a favorite corsage flower.

For our third and final installment of the native plant/exotic plant discussion, it seems we need to get to the crux of the matter. You need to pick a plant to add to your garden, so do you plant a ...

The fastest way to turn a room of typically demure, considerate, and thoughtful gardeners into an "Animal House" inspired food fight is to raise the topic of native and exotic plants. Former ...

There can be an unfortunate side to having cool plants. Sometimes people want to steal them. At least, that’s been the case for Mark Hanson, who collects and grows rarities for his one-man business, ...

Alaskans spend so much time outdoors during the summer months, we often fail to hear about all the news and trends in the gardening world. I guess that is one reason I write this column and you read ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Los Angeles was sold to the world as the place where anything grew. As ...