Chuck Hafner's Landscapes

Top 10 Plants You Can't Kill

Tough as nails, but they're pretty, too. Turn your black thumb into a green thumb with our picks for the top 10 plants you can't kill.

She spent two years taking care of the ‘perfect plant.’ Then, she realized it’s plastic

"I feel like these last two years have been a lie."

The 10 Worst Invasive Plants to Watch Out for in Your Region

39 fantastic independent nurseries that SoCal plant lovers will adore

Finding your favorite nursery can be thrilling. Here are our picks for the best independently-owned plant nurseries near Los Angeles.

Composing Raingardens in Performing Landscapes

On a tree-lined boulevard that leads to the central business district of Melbourne lies a building that trains performers. Few would know that the landscape surrounding the Victorian College of the Arts is also performing. This is one site among many in the city of Melbourne and its suburbs that are performing as a catchment … Continue reading Composing Raingardens in Performing Landscapes →

Learn to read a nursery plant tag

FALLBROOK - Shopping for new plants for a home can be an exciting undertaking. Nurseries and garden centers are often home to dozens of types of plant species that come in various colors, leaf variations and sizes. Such variety can make choosing plants more fun while also making the process of buying plants a bit complicated, especially for novices...

Natural Landscapes & Xeric Plantings

With water-wise planting, xeric landscaping, and utilization of native plants, many of us are providing new answers to an old question: What is a garden for?

A guide to watering in extreme heat

Don't wait until the soil is bone-dry and cracked. Find ways to continuously give your plants the water they need to stay healthy.

Nursery owners worry about asphalt plant, developer says it's not happening

Despite a developer’s reassurances to the contrary, the owners of a longtime Box Elder County nursery worry an asphalt plant might be built next to their property.

How To Transform Any Space Into an Edible Garden

Jasmine Jefferson, founder of Black Girls With Gardens, shows us how it’s done.

SFPUC Growing Plants in Hospital-Like Nursery to Protect Water Quality

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is trying something different at its new native plant nursery in Sunol. To avoid infecting plants, the botanists here take precautions more akin to a laboratory than a commercial nursery.

Next Generation Landscape Nursery a one-person operation, almost

Shawn Graham knows a lot about growing trees in Eastern Iowa.

Blue Mountain Landscapes Buys New Equipment to Serve Their Clients Bet

Graham, NC (PRWEB) October 09, 2013Blue Mountain Landscapes strives to help their clients maintain a well manicured lawn. To ensure this, they have purchased a brand New Walker lawn mower. Walke

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Know your zone. Now get to planting.

One of the best times for planting in the Carolinas is right around the corner—glorious autumn. The cooler nights and occasional rainy days make it the perfect time to get out and dig. Start now to think about which trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals you...

Gardening: How to shop wisely when buying seedlings or ‘starts’

Many gardeners don’t start all their plants from seed. We buy “starts,” or seedlings — nursery-grown plants to transplant into our gardens and containers.

Sustainable Landscapes Through Smart Planting

The authors of Planting in a Post-Wild World make the case for breaking with horticultural tradition to create sustainable landscapes that are no less beautiful