As spring approached last year, I decided to write an article about the smoke tree, one of my favorite “highway trees”. I ...

Wikipedia says it’s “found primarily in Northern California, with other populations in parts of Utah and Arizona.” The map ...

A new study from researchers at UC Riverside found that raking away thatch — a tan layer of dead plant debris produced by ...

California wildflower blooms may not be as impressive this year, but new research points to a way you can still help native plants thrive around you.

Just because poppies won’t blanket our hills like in previous years, doesn’t mean there won’t be beautiful flowers to admire ...

It’s getting close to what I call California native plant season. Fall and winter are the best times to plant natives, and that’s also when the Napa Valley chapter of the California Native ...

The Riverside-San Bernardino Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will offer a tour of eight gardens full of California native plants in spring bloom on March 29. The Spring Native ...

“This mining withdrawal is a key step in protecting these highly restricted rare and endangered plants, whose habitat has already been significantly reduced by mining,” said Aaron Sims, rare plant ...

PITTSBURG — Amidst the sprawling landscape of Los Medanos College, a 2-acre gem thrives with life, rooted in its mission to preserve California’s native plants and provide a sanctuary for ...