Chances are your garden is filled with plants, flowers, and maybe even vegetables or perennial herbs. But have you ever considered incorporating a rock garden into your outdoor oasis? A rockery has ...

Creeping phlox (Phlox subulata) is a perennial ground cover native to the Eastern U.S. It blooms in late spring for three to four weeks, is about five to six inches tall and spreads up to two feet ...

You don’t have to be a master gardener to create a fun garden for your kids. Liven up your backyard with these rock garden craft ideas. Paint the rocks on all sides with a couple of coats of green ...

A rock garden has been established in response to the Highland Park July 4 parade mass shooting with the goal of creating, “warm, happy feelings for people, and to feel kindness from somebody else,” ...

Creeping phlox grow most successfully in well-drained soil, such as on a slope held back by rocks. They flower best in full sun. Courtesy photo The second week of April is green with new growth, so ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

Seven years ago this month, Dave Dean got fed up with the weeds and trash choking a vacant state-owned lot not far from his home near Moonlight State Beach in Encinitas. But rather than leave the job ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A rock garden is a garden, or more often a part of a garden, with a landscaping framework of rocks, stones and gravel, with planting appropriate to this ...