Welcome to September, and what feels like our headlong rush to the Nov. 5 election. Are you registered to vote? Because the last day to register in California is Oct. 21, and this is one party you don ...

Fruits and vegetables need plenty of nutrients and water to thrive in a garden. California native plants prefer unamended soils and need little water once they’re established. Separation is the key to ...

For decades, native plants were relegated to the “weed” section of many American gardeners’ minds. Most nurseries didn’t stock them. But that’s slowly changing. Native plants provide food and shelter ...

Humans and nature go way back. Some might say we’re inseparable. Perhaps that’s why so many of us find that our yards and gardens provide us with a sense of refuge when we tire of the built ...

For decades, native plants were relegated to the “weed” section of many American gardeners’ minds. Most nurseries didn’t stock them. But that’s slowly changing. Native plants provide food and shelter ...

Use these strategies for landscaping with natives to create a beautiful space that requires less care. Landscaping with native plants is catching on, and it’s easy to see why. Not only is using native ...

LOS ANGELES — When Aurora Anaya bought her little art deco house on a corner lot in the small city of Whittier, she was excited about the chance to create her own garden. And then she met a man at the ...

About a year or so after Sherry Ashbaugh and her husband moved into their home on a sprawling corner lot in El Cajon, they began to focus on creating a native garden. The couple had both worked in the ...

The recent boom in native-plant interest focuses mainly on trees, shrubs, grasses, and perennial flowers – by far the main workhorse plants of Pennsylvania landscapes. But even with the diversity ...

A patch of common foxglove bloom in a garden. - Photos From Japan, Asia And Othe Of The World/Getty Images With its tall spikes of purple, pink, or white bell-shaped flowers, common foxglove ...

Though Louisiana's warm and humid climate is optimal for gardeners year-round, spring presents ample opportunity for residents to cultivate their own garden, especially one filled with native ...