So here's the truth about California native plant landscapes: Without careful planning, they can get a little drab, especially in the summer when many go dormant, brittle and brown. In climates where ...

The Riverside-San Bernardino Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will offer a tour of eight gardens full of California native plants in spring bloom on March 29. The Spring Native Garden ...

Community members came together to plant two new pollinator gardens in Del Mar Mesa this month, one at Elizabeth Rabbitt Park and another along the trail off Carmel Country Road near Gallop Crest ...

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 ...

I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, drew my attention to a number of bee-attracting trees. The first of these is ...

In 2007, the United States Senate unanimously approved a resolution designating a week in June as National Pollinator Week — this year it is June 23-29. In response to the alarm raised by an annual ...

Lend a hand: Daily Acts needs volunteers to help with ongoing care for local demonstration gardens. Volunteers meet the first ...

Pick up some new native plants: Sonoma Ecology Center has a native plant sale from noon to 3 p.m. every Friday at Sonoma Garden Park, 19996 Seventh St. East. The sale offers a variety of California ...

The North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will present its annual “Wildflower Show” at the Jefferson Community Center, 1000 B St., Eureka. The event is scheduled for Friday, May 2 ...

The memories of first encounters with certain plants last a lifetime. Often, such plants are discovered growing in places where they are not given any human care but rely solely on what nature (or God ...