California native plants prefer unamended soils and need little ... The rest of the small backyard holds a raised deck outside their kitchen, an office space where both Hannah and Hayden work ...

Although pest control companies offer lethal solutions such as carpenter bee traps or chemical treatments, the best way to ...

Full disclosure: I wasn't always a fan of California native plants because, honestly, I didn't know anything about them. I was too busy being googly eyed over show-stopper ornamentals like roses.

Many Californians are now waking up to the beauty and utility of our local California native plants. This is a great time of year to begin planning a similar transition. Our native plants are special!

Including California native plant species in your home garden will help support wildlife, increase biodiversity in local ecosystems and decrease the strain on limited resources. Autumn and early ...

Long before the buildings and boulevards, before people inhabited the great basin that became known as Los Angeles, there were plants and fire. For the native flora here in California, fire is an ...

bulb catalogs and online nurseries that specialize in native plants and bulbs. Some California native bulbs to consider growing include: California brodiaea (Brodiaea californica): The largest ...

2. Cattail (Typha latifolia), a California native, is a multi-purpose plant like no other. Of course, it makes a fine specimen for a water garden but is also among the most nutritious ornamental ...

California native plants, on the other hand ... The rest of the small backyard holds a raised deck outside their kitchen, an office space where both Hannah and Hayden work, a narrow lap pool ...