June days are the longest of the year - take advantage of the extra hours in your garden. Check drip irrigation lines and ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

The soil in your garden is a major factor in determining which plants and trees will grow best. Sandy soil, known for its ...

Enjoy the balmy early summer evenings with a poolside barbecue, homemade ice-cream, or outdoor dining. Be sure your watering ...

"Many of my family members and friends have had to leave (the area)" because they could no longer afford rent, Joshua Tree resident Breana Violanti told The Desert Sun. "What we’re worried ...

When it’s the Joshua Tree Art Museum. JTAM is a surprising, even fanciful project at the dusty edge of a barren strip of highway in the San Bernardino County desert. Directly across from the ...

JOSHUA TREE — When the county board of supervisors approved a proposed 64-home gated community called Lovemore Ranch last month, opponents vowed to sue. They have made good on that promise ...

One of the best and most beautiful shrubs for erosion control is the stunning desert willow (Chilopsis linearis). Desert willows boast fragrant pink, purple, or white flowers, and unlike some ...

The blending colors of the leaves and the textured bark, and the dreamy atmosphere of the painting brought me back to my countryside house in Normandy where a weeping willow stood tall. Under this ...

One lovely afternoon last May, I set out with a friend to paddle an upper section of the Namekagon River. Flights of “mackerel sky” clouds patterned the sky, but plenty of blue shone through ...

One lovely afternoon last May, I set out with a friend to paddle an upper section of the Namekagon River. Flights of “mackerel sky” clouds patterned the sky, but plenty of blue shone through.

The two species of Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia and Yucca jaegeriana, face severe climate impacts that will cause the desert icon to become functionally extinct by the end of the century without ...