Most of us picture a perfect garden as neat, trimmed, and cleared of every fallen leaf by the time winter arrives.

Four experts defend their favorite animal pests, and explain why these helpful neighbors deserve to be a part of your yard's ...

Most gardeners like to see wildlife frolicking in the yard, and will tolerate some low-level infrequent damage to certain garden plants in an effort to coexist with Bambi and Thumper. Nevertheless, ...

Some of the most beautiful and surprisingly common plants could spell serious danger for your pets, especially curious cats ...

Several years ago, I noticed our young golden retrievers chomping down on camellia blossoms. Hey, it was better than eating the baseboard! One by one they picked off blossoms until there were no ...

More than 30 landscape designs filled with native plants and the wildlife they attract will be featured in the California Native Plant Society’s 2024 Native Garden Tour. Poway and coastal San Diego ...

As small aquatic habitats disappear at an alarming rate, private garden ponds may help compensate for the loss of natural ...

Transforming your garden into a space where kids can play and explore doesn’t have to mean giving up on style.

You’ve helped a loved one with borderline personality disorder (BPD) enroll in talk therapy. Now, you’re wondering if there’s anything they can do outside of those 50-minute sessions to boost their ...

According to scientists, 80 percent of the Earth’s living species are unknown to humans. Even as more are identified, more are disappearing — and sometimes, we don’t know what’s being lost until it’s ...