When I wrote recently to an e-mailer who sent a question about night-blooming jasmine, I believe my explanation wasn’t quite sufficient, so I want to share a rewritten answer. The choice of two plants ...

The night blooming jasmine. It is not a jasmine as it is often called, but rather a jessamine, a plant in the Solanaceae family. Its botanical name is Cestrum nocturnum. I always love it at the end of ...

Kris asks: I want to grow some night blooming jasmine by my outdoor hot tub. Someone told me it was invasive here and that I shouldn’t plant it. Is that true? Several characteristics of this plant ...

June’s sizzling sun can transform a gardener into a nocturnal creature. This can bring pleasant surprises, as the night garden has its rewards. For me, fragrance floats at the top of the list. While ...

Night-blooming flowers have a history of being both enchanting and mysterious. During the Great Depression, people would post ads inviting their neighbors to come by to witness the magic of night ...

First the old, reliable route: south through Laurel Canyon, windows rolled down, heading in from the Valley. It’s not there. But maybe that’s just the time, the tides, the sun, the heat, the wonky ...

June’s sizzling sun can transform a gardener into a nocturnal creature. This can bring pleasant surprises, as the night garden has its rewards. For me, fragrance floats at the top of the list. While ...