For gardeners trying to conserve water, xeriscape gardening promotes the use of drought-tolerant plants. When it comes to xeriscape gardening, the ideal plant combines drought-tolerance with beauty, ...

Ceanothus, nicknamed California native lilacs, aren’t related to “true lilacs” ( Syringa), which are native to southeastern Europe and eastern Asia. Fragrant like their lilac namesake, these ...

Four years ago, I wrote a column about my newly planted Ceanothus "Concha." I had chosen large plants over less costly small ones because, at my age, deferred gratification didn’t make much sense.

IF YOU’RE LOOKING for a plant that bears masses of spring flowers, stays green year round, takes little to no summer water and thrives on benign neglect, it’s hard to beat California’s wild lilacs ...

A good blue is a rare commodity in the garden, which is why California lilacs are so prized. With the best, such as Ceanothus 'Concha', the intense blue flower colour is heightened by a backdrop of ...

Then visit a new children’s garden at Kew and harden off bedding plants Plant this Blue doesn’t come more dazzling than the Californian lilac (ceanothus). Spring-flowering members of this clan of ...