May 13—Ceanothus is a diverse group of shrubs called by the common nicknames "Wild lilac" and "California lilac", since the majority of species are native to California. It's easy to find a spot for ...

Ceanothus, or Wild Lilac, normally a late-winter or early-spring blooming native plant, can sometimes be triggered by rain ...

Want to attract more hummingbirds and other pollinators to your yard? The popular pollinators depend on visual cues, like abundant blooms, size, and color, to find the nectar that makes up their diet, ...

For me, the great question at the plant nursery these days is whether to buy the little plant or the big one. The small Hot Lips salvias I bought two years ago are fat and fluffy and covered with ...

Question: My house is on a corner lot in a housing development, on a street that gets busy during commuting hours. I’d like to plant a hedge near the sidewalk to muffle the traffic noise and provide ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown shrub. This shrub, a western ...

The vegetation observation sheets documenting Helmut Buechner's work, July 15 - 17, 1951. Sheets list type of environment (e.g. open timber), location, date, exposure, slope, elevation, base line ...

Ah, fall. The air becomes crisp. School starts. And gardeners reach for shovels, especially those who add native plants to their landscape. Taking advantage of the rainy season when native plants ...