Giant daisy bush (Tithonia diversifolia) - what a spectacular plant. This one I really enjoy. And so do the other people who stop by just to ask about it. It is a treat to just sit and contemplate, ...

While December shrouded our garden in nimbus clouds of darkness and rained upon our already sodden earth, a golden candle still burned brightly. We have a great many varieties of plants in our garden ...

Brian Kemble is curator at the Ruth Bancroft Garden. His monthly column focuses on drought-tolerant plants and dry gardens. The daisy family (Asteraceae) is one of the largest families of flowering ...

As time passes, I have come to regard the African bush daisy (Euryops pectinatus) as an ornamental plant that no Southern California garden should be without – and not only because it’s one of my wife ...

When I say the word ‘daisy’, you might think of a few things—an English country garden or maybe a big, exotic sunflower. However, the Asteraceae (daisy) family is the biggest in the world, and of ...

This is the third article on unusual plants that do well here but are rarely used in our gardens. Let’s think outside the box for a minute and get a little crazy. These plants have been growing in my ...

Brian Kemble is curator at the Ruth Bancroft Garden. His monthly column focuses on drought-tolerant plants and dry gardens. The daisy family (Asteraceae) is one of the largest families of flowering ...