This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Planting season in Southern California is rarely busier than midwinter, ...

A common gardening worry – especially when choosing plants – is pot plants becoming root bound. But Millie explains that this is not a problem with every type of plant. You can feel when a plant’s ...

Check out this simple trick to prevent irregular growth and root suffocation due to an all-too-common issue in the garden—root-bound plants. This problem has a simple solution that lies in prevention, ...

If you pop a plant from its pot and just plop it into the ground, it is unlikely to develop well-shaped roots. Sometimes plants need tough love. If you pop a plant from its pot and just plop it into ...

Here's all you really need to know about us. Three years after moving into our new home and after pulling out countless berry vines and installing countless sprinklers and spending countless hours of ...

Sounds like you definitely need to transplant your plants into larger containers. Water your plants thoroughly first and then gently remove them from their containers. Place them into the larger ...

Repotting your houseplants is an essential care task to keep them happy. Moving them into a larger home gives the roots more room to grow and provides your plants with a boost of fresh nutrients.

For most types of trees, "Correct root flare height and exposure is probably the most important consideration when planting," ...

February is a perfect time to plant trees purchased with bare roots, out of the pot. But they need the right-size hole, irrigation and protection from gophers. Question: I bought a bare-root tree in ...

Simple 1′ x 2′ air prune beds. Have you ever thought about starting plants for your own food forest, or growing trees and shrubs with the intention to plant them out somewhere else? Have you ever ...

Like this large red oak growing on top of a berm, trees can't be planted too high. They love this condition. Howard Garrett From my column last week on tree-planting mistakes, I'd like to draw more ...

This is the time of year when many new plants are added to the yard, and proper establishment is the goal. Choosing the right plant for the right place is the first step, but this article will be all ...