It’s June. It’s almost time for the official start of summer. Do you know where your flowers are? If your garden is anything like mine, your poppies have petered out and your sages are subsiding.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Showy Penstemon add vibrancy to the Lincoln Heights California Native Plant Corridor. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) So ...

Question: I’ve always grown tulips, freesia, and daffodils. Are there bulbs native to California I can also grow in my yard? What are some benefits and tips for growing them? Answer: Native bulbs are ...

Local officials in Solano County are promoting native plant gardens as the spring blooming season gets underway, highlighting their role in conserving water. Both the city of Vacaville and the Solano ...

Question: I’m considering replacing some of my ornamental garden plants at the end of summer. I see some local nursery plants are labeled California natives. What’s the benefit of planting these? Do ...

The summer of 2024 was California’s hottest on record. Did you struggle to keep your plants adequately watered? Did your water bills skyrocket? Did some plants die even with increased irrigation? Are ...

I live in a neighborhood whose original houses were built 75 years ago. Those homes are modest single-story bungalows on 6,500-square-foot lots. However, as is the case in many Los Angeles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Juniper branch and seeds from circa 50,000 years ago. (Jeanette Marantos / Los Angeles Times) At the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, ...

So here's the truth about California native plant landscapes: Without careful planning, they can get a little drab, especially in the summer when many go dormant, brittle and brown. In climates where ...

At the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Jessie George and other paleobotanists — the folks who study ancient plants the way paleontologists study prehistoric bones — are compiling a list of California ...