Gardening involves a short list of objectives: landscape beauty, drought tolerance, fire resistance (for vulnerable areas), and the enjoyment of gardening. Today’s column focuses on the benefits of ...

As gardeners, we are drawn to the latest, brightest varieties of thirsty, exotic species for our gardens, always chasing the new and unusual. As our world heats up with climate change, water-thirsty ...

Theodore Payne is behind the free Wild Flower Hotline, a weekly service that has been blooming, with regularity, for over 40 ...

The summer of 2024 was California’s hottest on record. Did you struggle to keep your plants adequately watered? Did your water bills skyrocket? Did some plants die even with increased irrigation? Are ...

Lexie Glass and her husband, Evan Hursley, tore out their lawns and created gardens that are drought-resistant, attractive to wildlife and beautiful. The couple began the process of replacing their ...

For many of us, the world we live in has become so complex and fast-paced that we seek out ways to relax and recharge. Perhaps, in response to this, one of the new trends in contemporary landscaping ...

'It's really been a joy to reunite the soil with the plants that belong here,' Christopher Smee says of removing his lawn and ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is the first to focus exclusively on California native plants, and now they’re inspiring landscapers to do the same. The California native ...

Biodiversity is a very large subject that is well worth everyone’s time and attention. Today’s column provides a brief overview of the topic and then focuses on home gardening. Before we dig into this ...

Kim Kardashian enjoys a secluded oasis of native perennials and local blooms – embracing the most popular organic gardening ...

"Today’s column focuses on the 2026 Spring Plant Sale of the Santa Cruz Chapter of the California Native Plant Society," ...