Faced with more drought and increasingly frequent wildfires, Southern Californians have been encouraged, for years, to rip ...

Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the ...

Here are plants and flowers to enjoy, one for every month of the year, from lilacs, camellias and poinsettias to native buckwheat, wildflowers and toyon.

Plants that are native to California are becoming more and more popular, as part of existing garden beds, and landscapes or to replace a lawn. Here’s a rundown on why and how to plant them, together ...

The native landscape is chaparral, not forest—and clearing out the brush could make fires even worse. When the Palisades Fire ...

I often wonder what our parkways would look like in winter if the crape myrtles planted there possessed colorful bark.

Native wildlife tends to really like native trees and shrubs, so if you’re looking to bring more California butterflies into your yard, you know what to do. Certain tree species tend to do best ...

Among the supporters of listing were U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein and state Assemblymember James Ramos, the chair of the California Native American Legislative Caucus. So far all Tribal input has ...

“This mining withdrawal is a key step in protecting these highly restricted rare and endangered plants, whose habitat has already been significantly reduced by mining,” said Aaron Sims, rare plant ...