Theodore Payne is behind the free Wild Flower Hotline, a weekly service that has been blooming, with regularity, for over 40 ...

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden will celebrate Native Plant Month this April by inviting the community to take part in hands-on learning and exploration. With a robust lineup of public programs and ...

'It's really been a joy to reunite the soil with the plants that belong here,' Christopher Smee says of removing his lawn and ...

Local officials in Solano County are promoting native plant gardens as the spring blooming season gets underway, highlighting their role in conserving water. Both the city of Vacaville and the Solano ...

We’ve all heard that native plants are the best for supporting local wildlife. But what about those non-native garden classics, like lilacs and irises? Well, you’re in luck: For every non-native plant ...

California native plants tend to be more modest than their hyper-gaudy non-native cousins more readily available on nursery shelves. Many California native plants also go dormant in the summer, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aurora Anaya dove headlong into California native plants for her home in Whittier. A bonus was a yard full of fragrance and ...

Over the past few months, the controversy over the landscaping of the traffic islands in Pacheco Valle in Novato has received much publicity, both in print and on television. The publicity, as well as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Showy Penstemon add vibrancy to the Lincoln Heights California Native Plant Corridor. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) So ...

So here's the truth about California native plant landscapes: Without careful planning, they can get a little drab, especially in the summer when many go dormant, brittle and brown. In climates where ...

So here's the truth about California native plant landscapes: Without careful planning, they can get a little drab, especially in the summer when many go dormant, brittle and brown. In climates where ...