California poppy is pollinator-friendly and unabashedly cheerful
Simple tips will yield bountiful bouquets in time for Thanksgiving
This low-water native shrub brightens fall gardens with brilliant blooms
The easy-care perennial is popular with hummingbirds, bees
Tropical favorite thrives in heat and partial shade.
Invest some time this fall for gorgeous sweet peas next year
Dependable perennial offers late color while supporting butterflies, bees and birds
Native to California, the perennial attracts pollinators to its flat "landing pad" flowers
Drought-tolerant, bloom-filled tree (or shrub) offers bright bursts of color during hottest months
But one variety is on the 'watch' list for potential invasiveness
Perennial offers dinner-plate blooms in summer, can take cold in winter
Call them pinks or sweet Williams, gillyflowers or carnations, they are colorful, low-water plants
Easy-care amaryllis blooms without leaves
Shasta daisy a California creation embraced by flower fans
Afternoon shade (and mulch) key to maintaining these summer bloomers
There's still time to add Cosmos sulphureus to the summer garden
Agapanthus – Lily of the Nile – blooms all summer and makes great cut flower.
Bright flowers are drought-tolerant sun lovers
Easy-care perennial thrives where other plants struggle
Echinacea flowers draw bees, butterflies and eventually birds
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