The dreams of a wildflower garden is something so many of us would yearn for. But most of us have never tried to plant (sow) ...

WATERWAYS ACROSS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY are increasingly threatened by invasive plant species that engulf canals and drains, ...

Deep roots make the soil more stable and help it stay fertile. They also soak up water, reducing runoff and keeping nutrients ...

My recent columns appear to have hit a nerve in the native plant community. Some are not happy that I said it is OK to have a lawn.

The holiday season is adorned with poinsettias, holly and mistletoe, but it is not well known that some of these species are ...

Tammy Sons is the CEO of TN Nursery and an expert plant advisor who studied Horticulture. She enjoys her family, the outdoors and nature. For many years, hybrid varieties have been the aesthetically ...

Households across the West are increasingly ditching the smooth green lawns of the stereotypical American dream and attempting to grow native plants instead — a practice Indigenous communities ...

Avoid these six invasive trees that harm native ecosystems and create long-term problems in Southern yards. Learn what not to ...

Pick up some new native plants: Sonoma Ecology Center has a native plant sale from noon to 3 p.m. every Friday at Sonoma Garden Park, 19996 Seventh St. East. The sale offers a variety of California ...

A garden of native plants with interpretative signs will be planted at the end of Ives Park near the adventure playground. ...