Plumeria, also known as frangipani, is a deciduous, semi-succulent tropical plant renowned for its fragrant and colorful flowers. Its distinctive scent can be sweet, spicy, floral, or fruity. Plumeria ...

When we hold Kickstarter fundraisers for my TV show, “A Growing Passion,” each of the crew offers something as a contributor reward. Our cameraman Michael Gerdes loves to contribute cuttings from his ...

It’s always a treat to hear from a reader of the Get Growing column who is growing something unusual in his garden. Dennis Rees, of Rosebank, wrote to say he has been experimenting with some plumeria ...

If it feels as though we are running behind this year, there is some data to back up that feeling. Not only have we not had a freeze yet in eastern North Carolina, but there really haven’t been any ...

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 ...

The flower-watching, bloom-obsessed, petal-powered season in Southern California unfurls, in many minds, over a full half of the year, beginning around the middle of January. Stream Los Angeles News ...

Otto von Bismarck, the powerful diplomatic deal-maker of 19th century Europe, is famously quoted as saying that politics is “the art of the possible.” Horticulture, by contrast, could be defined as ...

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.

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 ...

When David Konishi lost his plumerias in the Orange County freeze of 2007, complete strangers mailed him cuttings from their own trees so he could rebuild his collection. Humbled, Konishi vowed that ...