Long before the buildings and boulevards, before people inhabited the great basin that became known as Los Angeles, there were plants and fire. For the native flora here in California, fire is an ...

Without planning, a landscape of California native plants can feel a little drab, especially in late summer when many go dormant. Here are 13 guaranteed to provide riotous color.

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and nutritio… ...

California is in one of the world’s 36 biodiversity hot spots and is home to more than 6,000 types of native plants, including hundreds of wildflower species.

C andelabra aloe (aloe arborescens). This large, multi-headed, sprawling succulent, native to South Africa, typically grows 7 ...

While European honeybees are the most recognizable bee to most of us, California is home to over 1600 species of native bees, many of whom depend on California buckeye blooms for nectar.

There is also a family-friendly trail (almost 2 miles long) at the garden that is a must-visit during your trip. The trail, of course, is filled with many of the plants native to California.

California Native Plant Society: The Milo Baker chapter of the Native Plant Society holds one blowout plant sale a year. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the nursery they share with The Laguna Foundation, 9 ...

Chamise and Buckwheat, two of the most common native flowering plants in San Diego County’s sage-scrub and chaparral plant communities, are in flower this month through June.

Ready for the fall planting season — and not by chance — the Santa Cruz Chapter of the California Native Plant Society is preparing its annual sale of California native plants.

"The dormant season doesn't mean the plants are dead or dying; it just means they're resting and reminding me that I need to rest as well," she said during a tour of her garden in early August.