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The Carrizo Plain nature preserve is one of California’s most iconic wildflower viewing areas. But this year, if you’re looking for blankets of bright color covering the hills, prepare for a different experience.
A Studio City couple used FormLA Landscaping to transform their blah yard into a native plant wonderland with meandering paths worthy of their Storybook home.
One of the easiest ways to learn about California native plants is volunteering to get your hands dirty. Here are some opportunities around Los Angeles, Orange and Santa Barbara counties.
Sage Against the Machine is an L.A.-based band of punk-rock native plant nerds who might do for native plants what the Beach Boys did for surfing.
It’s taken a decade, but Raul Rojas and Thomas Zamora have turned a Highland Park yard of hard dirt and junked cars into a lush expanse of native plants, succulents and vegetables.
Native plants don’t just provide color and habitat in our yards, they also create beautiful, long-lasting, fragrant bouquets with the right preparation.
L.A. Times Plants, the Theodore Payne Foundation and the California Native Plant Society team up to offer an immersive introduction to native plants at Festival of Books.
April is a stellar month for celebrating native plants, from wildflower hunting (when they arrive) to the Los Angeles Times’ Festival of Books, plus lots of plant activities.
The recent rains have made 2024 a fabulous year for flowers — just in time for spring garden tours around Southern California. Here’s a list of intriguing tours.
Theodore Payne Foundation’s Wild Flower Hotline returns on March 8, but will we have a superbloom in 2024? The early signs are hopeful.
