If your wildflower bingo card is looking a little empty this spring, and you haven't yet enjoyed the ethereal colors and soft swaths of natural splendor that is a far-off found field of blossoms, ...

From flowers to evergreen shrubs, these native plants need protection.

The moderate climate of the Monterey Bay area supports a broad range of garden plants. There are key reasons for including a ...

The Marin Master Gardeners’ website has a list of California native plants with pictures and full descriptions of their ...

When I first planted my backyard, my husband called my garden Death Row. I wanted to grow flowers and vegetables as my grandmothers had done and trees as my mother had done, but my efforts fell under ...

Local officials in Solano County are promoting native plant gardens as the spring blooming season gets underway, highlighting their role in conserving water. Both the city of Vacaville and the Solano ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The L.A. Times Plants booth at the Festival of Books will feature native plant experts sharing drought-tolerant ...

I live in a neighborhood whose original houses were built 75 years ago. Those homes are modest single-story bungalows on 6,500-square-foot lots. However, as is the case in many Los Angeles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plants grow among solar panels at the Gemini Solar Project, near Las Vegas. Courtesy of Tiffany Pereira A rare desert plant is ...

Roughly 50 people who attended a recent talk at Mizell Center on protecting native plants and animals heard a striking example of what’s at stake: a beetle found only in a three-mile stretch of Palm ...

Chefs in Arizona are using native Sonoran Desert ingredients to create unique dishes and educate the public. Climate change is threatening native crops, pushing them to their evolutionary limits due ...