Full disclosure: I wasn't always a fan of California native plants because, honestly, I didn't know anything about them. I was too busy being googly eyed over show-stopper ornamentals like roses. My ...

Fragrant flowers are a wonderful addition to any garden. Not only do they produce beautiful blooms that fill your landscape with color, but their scent creates a calming, welcoming atmosphere. Like ...

The scent of fresh flowers in the home is wonderful at any time of year, but it is usually associated with spring and summer.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Planting fast-growing shrubs is another way to bring color and fragrance to the garden. One large hardy ...

Fragrance has the ability to transport us to another time, another place, and — when employed in the garden — it can create magic. Many of our emotions and memories are closely linked, due to the ...

For about two weeks every spring, my letter carrier, delivery drivers and just about everyone else who walks into my yard comments on the deliciously strong scent emanating from the two lilac shrubs ...

Q: What is the name of the tree in the photo, and are the flowers, or whatever they are, supposed to hang down or grow outward? — Ed. F. A: The tree in the photo is a linden. There are different ...

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 ...