The statuesque Acanthus spinosus makes one of the finest silhouettes in the winter garden. Sturdy stems carry a whorl of 30 or so flowers, each capable of producing a shiny, rich-brown, elliptical ...

Acanthus mollis, commonly called bear’s breeches, is popping up in yards in Redlands. Acanthus mollis is one of the great garden plants. Originally found growing among the ancient Romans ruins, it ...

When I look at the Acanthus plants in my garden, I think of the TV detective, Adrian Monk, and how he described his amazing analytical skill: “It’s a gift…and a curse.” That phrase also neatly ...

Acanthus is one of my favorite plants. Right now, when my yard is mostly dormant — except for camellias and wild onions — it is a pleasure to see the acanthus unfurling its shiny dark green leaves. I ...

Each member of the Acanthus family of plants (Acanthaceaae) has a unique style that makes it hard to forget. Acanthus comes from the Greek word for thorn but most of the plants in question are hardly ...

STEPHEN RYAN: Some plants are just so common and so easy to grow that they're almost held in contempt. And one such is Acanthus mollis or Bear's Breeches. It is a Mediterranean style plant, so it's ...

As a second generation native of dry Los Angeles, the plants that stand out in my memory are those that have survived our periodic droughts. Many of these were remnants of earlier eras — first the ...

At the first blink of warmth, my beautiful acanthus is covered in mouldy white spots (black underneath) that kill the leaves, attracting snails, which then eat the few surviving leaves. Should I admit ...

As I’m a second-generation native of dry Los Angeles, the plants that stand out in my memory are those that have survived our periodic droughts. Many of these were remnants of earlier eras – first the ...

I hope that you have at some time visited our nation’s capital, and that you would have seen the Supreme Court building. It truly is a magnificent structure, and it has a serious history all on its ...