These plants seem to thrive in the Western Washington climate and adapt to many different types of growing conditions.

Tips for creating colorful landscapes include using vibrant primroses, hellebores, and pansies in containers and gardens.

A dwarf lemon is flourishing nearby, next to large containers holding rosemary, a Mexican lime tree and a small manzanita.

April is National Native Plant Month and is also the month that Earth Day is celebrated. In Federal Way, April also means ...