However, the new neighbors did plant a privacy hedge along the redwood fence between us. Unfortunately, this hedge was planted just two feet from our fence and the plant chosen was Indian laurel fig ...

Terraced Hillside Landscaping Nobody enjoys wrestling with a steep lawn. Transform this hillside with terraced planting beds ...

Now’s the best time to plant as we approach what we hope will be a bountiful winter of rains to get plants established.

We will be closed on Thanksgiving, as we are on all Thursdays. With Thanksgiving approaching, it is impossible to look away from the disruption of SNAP benefits for so many Americans. Lynden has ...

When six Southern public university systems this summer formed a new accreditation agency, the move shook the national ...

What makes San Diego Botanic Garden particularly special among California’s many horticultural attractions is its balance of formal display areas and more naturalistic settings. Some sections feature ...

In a world where “Instagram-worthy” has become the highest form of praise, the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas delivers scenes so picturesque they make professional photographers question their ...

Chuckwalla National Monument is more than an epic expanse of towering rocks, hidden canyons, ghost flowers, smoke trees and ...

Indigenous fire practices are slowly regaining wider acceptance in California, but the dream of burning freely based on the needs of the land is still a long way off.

Bright orange California poppies and other colorful wild flowers fill the meadow at the. (Courtesy photo) Santa Barbara ...

California allows cities and counties authority to establish and regulate cemeteries. Pet burial rules vary by county. Scattering ashes requires permits. When a loved one passes away, the logistics ...