If your answer is yes, then I have a plant for you: California lilac. Not only are ceanothus colorful, but they are extremely low-thirst, low-maintenance, and pollinator-friendly. And though they ...

However, the email was tinged with sadness since it reports on the closing of a special nursery: “A little less than a year ...

California lilacs have long been popular with gardeners for producing masses of lilac-blue blooms. What's more, these flowering shrubs for full sun positions are known to be popular plants for ...

California farmers have been devoting more land to pistachios, which are seen as hardier and more drought-tolerant in a state ...

The Garden Fire was a stark reminder of the devastating 2017 Lilac Fire. It destroyed 114 homes and damaged 55 others, and ...

After 2021 home purchase, Whittier woman immerses herself in transforming turf into living canvas, one that draws neighbors’ ...

It will help keep California’s grid stable and provide low-carbon power. And it’s easier than trying to build a new plant. But in many ways, it’s a suboptimal band-aid, emblematic of nuclear ...

The oriental fruit fly, which is native to South Asia, poses a risk to several crops and plants grown in California.

The state that guards its beaches and vistas still struggles to keep housing tracts and farmland from plowing under its unique wilderness. Guy Wagner knows the value of a good fence. In the gated ...

The arrival of fall brings shorter days, cooler nights and a gradual winding down of garden activity. Flowers start to fade, ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the State Water Resources Control Board to consider changing its ocean protection standards to help boost the state’s water supplies amid climate change. SACRAMENTO ...

SAN FRANCISCO— A California appeals court has struck down unconstitutional limits on the rights of citizens to challenge the location of power plants in their communities. A state appeals court ...