Once covering nearly 25% of the state, native perennial bunchgrasses like purple needlegrass (Stipa pulchra) and California fescue (Festuca californica) were reduced to less than 1% of their original ...

It can also be grown as an understory tree. The California buckeye (Aesculus californica) will drop its leaves as early as summer in response to drought, but this reveals its lovely silvery branching.

After nearly three years of construction, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing reached a critical milestone on Monday. The builders hope to start planting special native seeds this month, and ...

The flower became such an indelible symbol of California that the state legislature decided to make it official, declaring the California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica, the state flower in March ...

One of the showiest native shrubs is California bush anemone (scientific name Carpenteria californica), a member of the hydrangea family. Native to a small area in the Sierra Nevada foothills in ...

Camellias are the divas of the garden world: they burst into bloom in winter and early spring, demand our admiration with their showy white, red, and Barbie pink ...

For plants, minimalism is key. Use ornamental grasses like Festuca glauca or Carex for clean edges. Incorporate low-maintenance plants like succulents or small trees, such as Japanese maples ...

Soil flows up a conveyor belt 60 feet to the top of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills on Monday. (Al Seib / For The Times) ...

There's a new sleep solution on the block and it's already getting rave reviews. Meet Diome Rested. In an industry so peppered with new launches, it's rare for a single supplement to land with such ...

For a gorgeous fall combo, arrange mums (Chrysanthemum), dusty miller (Senecio cineraria), blue fescue (Festuca glauca), and sweet alyssum in an outdoor container. Mums offer blooms in seasonal shades ...