Gardening involves a short list of objectives: landscape beauty, drought tolerance, fire resistance (for vulnerable areas), and the enjoyment of gardening. Today’s column focuses on the benefits ...

Homeowners in California are ripping out their once green turfs to replace them with drought-tolerant plants, gravel, and shrubs –– making gardeners uncertain about their future.

As we enter autumn, the transition from summer to winter, gardeners should plan on cutting back their spent perennials,” writes columnist Tom Karwin. “This column focuses on ...

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Garden Mastery: California native plants a waterwise option right under our noses California native plants are a waterwise option right under our noses. Support the locals by using them in your ...

Landscaping with California native plants has probably never been more compelling than it is today, when gardeners throughout Southern California are taking drastic measures to keep their yards ...

A rock garden is a garden, or more often a part of a garden, with a landscaping framework of rocks, stones and gravel, with planting appropriate to this setting. It’s also known as a rockery or ...

Some 60 cities in California already have some form of ban on gas-powered garden tools including Berkeley, Los Gatos, Mill Valley, and Sonoma.

She planted with an architect’s eye and gave Californians new ways to see their own landscape: Ruth Bancroft, the influential founder of the renowned Walnut Creek gardens that bear her name ...

There are many easy to grow plants available that bees love. They include such old-time favorites as borage, calendula, cosmos, marigold, sunflower and zinnia.