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

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

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

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 ...

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

Do you like growing hardy, beautiful plants that attract butterflies and other pollinators, and can withstand Tehachapi’s ...

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

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 ...

The Madison County business had an open house event for its anniversary that drew a large crowd of residents to the popular ...