Alstroemeria brings a touch of the Mediterranean to any garden, and is one of those effortless plants that can turn even the most amateur gardener into a green thumb. It spreads easily and quickly ...

The right Mediterranean plants give us a chance to bring the charms of summers abroad into our own gardens. Travelling abroad, we will all have gazed in awe at palms, citrus trees, bougainvillaea and ...

There’s a glorious place where summer is long, warm and dry, and winter is mild and wet. This pocket-sized paradise comprises just 2% of the Earth’s land but is home to 20% of its flora — an ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In this column, we have often referred to the world’s five “Mediterranean climate” regions: the Mediterranean Basin, South Africa, Chile’s western coast, ...

Common European spittlebugs secretly spread a deadly bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, threatening over 600 plant species.

Fire is an element that has always been present in Mediterranean ecosystems. Thus, once the direct impacts caused by fires have been overcome, to a greater or lesser extent, in the medium or long term ...

Applied Vegetation Science, Vol. 20, No. 1 (January 2017), pp. 106-114 (9 pages) Question: Mediterranean landscapes have been affected for millennia by agropastoral disturbances such as grazing and ...

The Mediterranean climate is one of the most desirable climates in the world. If you live in an area with this climate, you get a balance of sunshine, mild temperatures, and nice breezes. Per Science ...

There are a number of perennial plants commonly grown in the Mediterranean region that perform very well in the desert. These perennials blend well with desert landscapes, too. Here are a few of the ...

Researchers from several Israeli universities have developed a platform that uses free satellite images to produce annual maps of vegetation cover for the KKL-JNF Jewish National Fund. KKL-JNF manages ...

We’re still in planting season. Today’s column offers an overview of another group of plants that are appropriate for Monterey Bay area gardens and could be the basis of a thematic garden. The region ...