Millie highlights a tough, sculptural plant that she loves to grow in her cool-climate garden. It’s Gopher spurge (Euphorbia rigida), which tolerates a really hot spot in the garden as well as partly ...

Q:Now that you've ventured into a discussion of rats and lemons, how about gophers and euphorbias? I have an ongoing gopher problem and decided to replace some vanished/eaten plants with euphorbia, ...

It is spring and you've just turned over your winter green manure, double dug your beds, and transplanted seedlings. The soil looked perfect, the sprouts just taking off, and suddenly, from nowhere, ...

Mole plant doesn't live up to its reputation for keeping moles out of the garden. The plant is sometimes called gopher spurge, and it also fails to live up to that name. Mole plant is in the spurge ...

They may be cute in children’s books, but gophers are among the most exasperating garden pests. Unless you’re willing to wave a white flag, it’s critical to stop an invasion before it gets out of hand ...

Snails and slugs are repelled by copper. Copper foil or screen wrapped around planting boxes or trunks prevents them from crossing. UC Regents I may have offended a few people last month when I ...