Carol Frary is a graduate of the Extension Service Master Gardener class. This column runs biweekly and feature information indigenous to the area. To have your question answered call the extension ...

Getting great plants into the hands of gardeners is what the Linnaeus Teaching Garden is all about. The Linnaeus plant collection presently has more than 500 species and more than 8,000 plants.

Unusual summer weather has caused crape myrtle trees to behave unusually. In most years crape myrtles start blooming between mid-May and early June and continue flowering for 90-120 days, depending on ...

With its delicate thin petals that form large blooms in white, pink, red or purple, lush green leaves that form a thick canopy of foliage and smooth, exfoliating bark, it is easy to see why the crape ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. My husband wants to plant crape myrtle trees on the side of the house.

Crape myrtles have it all, from beautiful summer blooms to low water needs. Question: While driving along Main Street in Sebastopol last week, I was struck by the beauty of the stately trees with ...

What makes a landscape high maintenance? The saying “right plant, right place” is the grown-up version of the matching game. Does the plant match the site’s light, soil, water and space requirements?

Last summer, a friend and research horticulturist from the Chicago area stopped by the Linnaeus Teaching Garden in Woodward Park for a visit. He was gracious and complimentary as we walked among ...

Our second son is about to turn 48. I was working for Texas A&M and the Extension Service when he was born. It was a good income with good benefits, but I felt the need to supplement things by growing ...