A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.

From preparing her vegetable garden to pruning and mulching, spring is one of the busiest times of year on Martha's farm.

People are ready to put down roots. So here’s a look at eight trees that are — for better or worse — popularly planted in ...

UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation ...

City councilmembers in Berkeley, California, are considering law to ban most plants within five feet of houses in ...

It’s the difference between giving out a limited number of bags of fruit and harvesting bushels of fruit year after year.

These celebrities have decided to leave Hollywood and New York — whether it's to raise their kids in a "normal" environment, to connect with the land on a farm or a ranch, or just to be closer to natu ...

Elliot Levin has his work schedule down to a science. Mondays are all about assessment. As San Francisco State University’s greenhouse manager, he walks through the various bays of the nearly ...

The Village Garden Club of Amherst will hold its annual Garden Fest on April 26. On sale will be perennials, annuals, native ...

It’s easy to grow, even in poor and disturbed soils and likes full or part sun as part of a meadow garden, according to the California Native Plant Society ... The state tree is the California ...

Grow it in USDA Zones 6 to 9. While Nuttall oaks can be drought-tolerant, you might want to try the Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii) if you need to plant a tree on a dry hilltop. It's also very ...