pink oleander plant in a gray pot on someone's porch - Lucas Renders/Getty Images As an easy houseplant anyone can keep alive, oleander (Nerium oleander) seems like a great addition to any home or ...

Oleander (Nerium oleander) is an evergreen shrub that makes a great specimen plant when planted in the garden but also makes a great hedge or container plant. However you decide to use this plant — ...

If you drive along Highway 99 from Bakersfield to Sacramento, it’ll be hard to miss the oleanders growing for miles north and south. In 2009, it was estimated that 25 million oleanders were growing in ...

As little girls pretending to be Tahitian princesses, my sister and I found the blossoms irresistible: Lipstick red, the flowers grew in clusters and looked enchanting — or so we thought — tucked ...

We desperately need your opinion. My wife and I recently bought a Calypso oleander bush to plant in our backyard near our swimming pool. Everything about the plant seems to suit our needs as far as ...

Question: Earlier this year I planted an oleander hedge that has grown to five feet high. Can I prune it back and keep it three feet tall? Answer: Maintaining oleander at the lower height keeps a ...

Question: My oleander have been dying. The leaves have yellowed and drooped and then turned brown. What could the problem be? J.D., Santa Ana Answer: The problem with your oleander sounds like ...

I have been writing about "parking lot plants" for a couple of years now. You know, those plants that can survive just about anything humankind can throw at them and still beautify our least appealing ...