Grow lithops in sandy soil that drains well. Opt for a cactus or succulent potting mix or make your own with a mixture of sand, perlite and gritty material so it drains well. ( Find the mix we ...

You can grow living stones outdoors in pots in USDA Hardiness Zones 10 and 11, though they have zero tolerance for freezing ...

Brian Kemble is curator at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek. His monthly column focuses on drought-tolerant plants and dry gardens. Gasterias are South African succulents with tongue-like ...

If you want to get really “easy gardening” going on in your landscape, plant some Mediterranean plants. If you want to get eye-popping color, choose plants from the Mediterranean region… ...

Several plants native to South Africa are so common in these parts that their origin will surprise many gardeners. Agapanthus, called African lily, is probably second only to ivy as a popular ...

• Hardy South African plants flourish in well-draining soils similar to Colorado’s foothills. Timberline’s Kelly Grummons advised creating a rock-garden mix with native clay soil, 30 to 50 ...

The number of plants confiscated by South African law enforcement has increased by more than 200 percent since 2018, with over 242,000 succulents seized last year alone, according to CapeNature, a ...