Plumeria is a tropical flowering plant native to Brazil, Mexico and the Caribbean. Common names include plumeria and frangipani. The flowers are commonly used to make the flower leis in Hawaii. There ...

If you are deciding to go native, you can’t go wrong with the monkey flower. Whimsical, flowery and cheerful, the monkey flower is a garden greeter. Some say it looks like a monkey, but personally, ...

Welcome to our gardening adventure. Let’s grow it together! The bright-eyed monkey flower (genus Mimulus, but for this column, we will use its common name, monkey flower) is aptly named for its cute ...

Given a looming drought and my growing awareness of the importance of Earth-friendly gardening, I decided to try making my shady backyard less thirsty and more environmentally nurturing by finding ...