Here's the dilemma: Fruits and vegetables are among the neediest of flora because they require lots of nutrients and water to produce the delicious, healthful foods we love to eat. California native ...

From California native wildflowers to historic Midcentury Modern design, this guide offers details about spring garden tours in Southern California.

Creeping phlox (Phlox subulata) is a perennial ground cover native to the Eastern U.S. It blooms in late spring for three to four weeks, is about five to six inches tall and spreads up to two feet ...

California native plants tend to be more modest than their hyper-gaudy non-native cousins more readily available on nursery shelves. Many California native plants also go dormant in the summer, which ...

trees, shrubs, and other plants used to add curb appeal to front yard - Singjai20/Getty Images Your front yard is one of the first things visitors to your home will notice, so make it count. Boosting ...

An outstanding front yard instantly boosts your property's curb appeal. However, not all front yard landscaping ideas are cost-effective or easy to do on your own. If you want to enhance your front ...

If you’re a human living on this planet, you should get to know Doug Tallamy, the entomologist and University of Delaware professor whose groundbreaking 2006 book, “Bringing Nature Home,” supercharged ...

LITTLETON, Colo. — When Lena Astilli first bought her home outside of Denver, she had no interest in matching the wall-to-wall green lawns that dominated her block. She wanted native plants — the kind ...