Pruning this vibrant herb in July is an easy way to refresh its blooms for longer-lasting garden color, though the best approach depends on the variety.

There is a huge range of salvias available to grow in your garden. For a vibrant magenta color, try this one that attracts ...

Most plants shouldn't be pruned in the summer heat. Garden experts explain which exceptions are still safe to trim.

Want to spend more time enjoying your garden and less time maintaining it? Discover low-maintenance shrubs and perennials that require less pruning, deadheading, and pest management to keep them ...

A timely trim is as beneficial to your flowers, shrubs and trees and watering and feeding ...

Keep your garden looking tidy and keep the flowers coming.

1. Sow turnips now for quick late-summer roots. Choose a sunny, open patch with fine, moist soil, and sow thinly in shallow ...

The first week of July is the time of red, white and bloom so take time to deadhead, fertilize and water your summer annuals and perennials to keep them in flower. July is the month that many potted ...

Rosemary is a common plant in herb gardens, but is it more likely to thrive when grown in a container or in the ground? Here ...

During the summer, we tend to hang out in the shaded areas  of the garden when the weather gets hot.  Brighten up the darker spaces of your garden with fuchsias, tuberous begonias, impatiens and New ...

There's something special about growing masses of a single fragrant herb that'll make your patio smell good all summer. While basil and cilantro are undeniably useful in cooking, they don't tend to ...

Salvia is one of the largest plant families with approximately a thousand varieties found worldwide, writes Penny Pawl, a UC Master Gardener of Napa County.