We suggest that you reach out to your local UME Master Gardener group to ask about available landscape design classes, ...

Use these strategies for landscaping with natives to create a beautiful space that requires less care. Landscaping with native plants is catching on, and it’s easy to see why. Not only is using native ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Sparked by the increasing number and intensity of wildfires, the California Legislature has passed laws regarding fuel modification in areas surrounding ...

With the arrival of autumn, many area green thumbs are busy removing spent plants and making plans for next year’s landscape. Local proprietors in the native landscaping business, however, would like ...

Gayle Anderson was live in Los Angeles to continue her series of DROUGHT WATCH reports with the THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILD FLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANTS, because the nonprofit organization has ...

If you’re thinking about re-landscaping the yard, you might want to consider some ideas from the 15th Annual Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour. This self-driving tour, which rolls through ...

Khoi Pham, left, and Michael Solberg in the front yard of their Storybook cottage in Studio City. For the record: 9:24 a.m. April 15, 2024: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There are many benefits to going native with your landscaping: improving climate resilience, biodiversity and water conservation, and creating a slice of ...

One of the more significant landscaping developments these days is the trend toward designing with native plants. But, what are native plants? Non-natives? Invasives? How do these differ? What are the ...