A fraction of the more than 6,000 species, sub-species and varieties of plants native to California are available at specialty nurseries, including the Theodore Payne Foundation’s retail nursery ...

Not a rock goes unturned in Greg Rubin and Lucy Warren’s new book, “The California Native Landscape: The Homeowner’s Design Guide to Restoring Its Beauty and Balance” ($34.95, Timber Press).

Native plants, succulents and mulch are important considerations. But you can also improve fire resilience by following some ...

In 2013, he poured his science-based approach and expertise into his first book, “The California Native Landscape,” co-authored with Lucy Warren.

California craft makers have always found inspiration in the state’s landscape. Native plants have served as material, design motif and inspiration, and they continue to feed into the creations ...

That's roughly the same amount of water in five backyard swimming pools. A native landscape like those that Turf Terminators installs consumes around 6,000 gallons a year.

Master Gardener Lucy Warren shared strategies for incorporating native plants in a garden while presenting a California Native Landscaping program at the Ramona Garden Club’s Jan. 8 meeting.S… ...

There might soon be more native California poppies, lupines and sunflowers popping up along streets and sidewalks in the region. The University of California, Davis, Department of Human Ecology has ...

California native plants are adaptable to many situations and designs. They thrive on little water (unless they grow near streams), add color and attract birds and beneficial insects to the garden.

A fraction of the more than 6,000 species, sub-species and varieties of plants native to California are available at specialty nurseries, including the Theodore Payne Foundation’s retail nursery ...