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 ...

Jeanette Marantos, The Times’ plants writer who died Saturday, found interest in everything, from the world’s largest ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... We have entered the ideal season for adding California native plants to coastal gardens. Beginning in October, fogs linger, soil warmth continues and air ...

The North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will present its annual “Wildflower Show” at the Jefferson Community Center, 1000 B St., Eureka. The event is scheduled for Friday, May 2 ...

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 Garden ...

Jeanette Marantos, a Features reporter, died following a stroke. She helped educate readers about native California plants.

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Biodiversity is a very large subject that is well worth everyone’s time and attention. Today’s column provides a brief overview of the topic and then focuses ...

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 ...