Many California natives require fire to germinate their seeds and so we could see some of them sprouting this winter and ...

“Seeds of Change” was the theme of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s 12th annual Conservation Symposium on Saturday, which ...

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Keystone plants and trees like the Coast Live Oak and California lilac are key players in the health of your garden.

The tour focused on California native trees and the flowers blooming in the gardens on the early February morning. Featured ...

In a small room tucked into the corner of the Mojave Desert Land Trust’s headquarters in Joshua Tree, three nondescript white refrigerators hold the future fate of the desert landscape.

native plants, and backyard vegetable gardens that so many devoted locals have tended to over the decades. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for ...

Our region’s cooler winter days and rainy season are the best time to establish California-native plants in your home garden, ...

Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the state’s fire dynamics.

Rosa californica, or the California wild rose, is a beautiful native plant that will add a naturalistic charm to any yard.