Poodle-dog bush thrives in Southern California mountains after wildfires. It's pretty but petting it can result in a severe ...

Fruit. It’s about time you considered growing dragon fruit, also known as pitaya. Although dragon fruit is native to the Central American and South American tropics, I have seen it growing throughout ...

Help save the Earth by replacing half your lawn and/or non-native plants with native species, even in containers, plus a list ...

Purple needlegrass is a popular native grass for small gardens or open meadows, but its long prickly awns can be a nuisance ...

The Theodore Payne Foundation, long a champion of SoCal-strong specimens filling out our yards, is a great resource for ...

Invasive plants are overrunning the Santa Monica Mountains, making fires more destructive and more frequent. Thus, ...

Photo courtesy of California Bureau of Land Management/Flickr After several wet winters in a row followed by springs of fantastic wildflower superblooms in Southern California, LA went through a ...

From the vibrant blooms at Huntington Library to the serene lotus flowers at Lotusland, uncover California’s finest gardens and gain expert gardening tips.

With the help of a helicopter on Monday, the city of Palos Verdes Estates removed large amounts of non-native bamboo from ...