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Learn about native plants for free from the experts April 26-27 at the L.A. Times Plants' Native Plant Booth at the Festival ...
Native plants have very different needs from fruits and veggies. Here's how to create your own edible habitat garden.
The entomologist urges everyone to make their yard more ecofriendly by planting plants that provide food for insects.
The California Native Plant Society’s North Coast Chapter has announced the recipients of its 2025 Student Research Grants. They awarded $12,000 between six emerging scientists from Cal Poly ...
Purple needlegrass is a popular native grass for small gardens or open meadows, but its long prickly awns can be a nuisance ...
Artists and scientists are finding ways to highlight troublesome plants and animals, tell their stories and, in some cases, ...
Audrey Longshore, a high school biology teacher in Victorville, California, is teaching her students about the importance of native plants. Longshore believes that using native plants in ...
"We have entered California Native Plant Month! California’s Legislature has made this month to recognize California as one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, with 6,500 different native plants and ...
Los Angeles is home to a variety of local garden tours, including those that highlight sustainable gardening and California native plants. Huntington itself runs workshops throughout the year ...
The Santa Monica Mountains are used to wildfire. But as plants that haven’t traditionally grown in Southern California overrun the native plants in the landscape, fires are becoming faster, more ...
Whiskeytown and other California waters are in danger of being invaded by 1 of the state's latest invasive species, golden ...