As the author of six books, including the bestselling "The Undaunted Garden", award-winning "Plant-Driven Design", and the ...

Use these strategies for landscaping with natives to create a beautiful space that requires less care. Landscaping with native plants is catching on, and it’s easy to see why. Not only is using native ...

Layer your garden from pathway to treetop for beauty, wildlife, and good eating. Layer your garden from pathway to treetop for beauty, wildlife, and good eating. Explore a native plant garden that ...

Pulling weeds is a regular task for Bruce Schwartz in his native garden, which is more about creating habitat than traditional landscaping. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) So you've torn out your ...

Lexie Glass and her husband, Evan Hursley, tore out their lawns and created gardens that are drought-resistant, attractive to wildlife and beautiful. The couple began the process of replacing their ...

Shana Williams learns about microclimates and ecotype native plants with Steph of Green Steeze in Culpeper County. Peggy Singlemann visits Rappahannock County to meet Janet Davis, Owner of Hill House ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There are many benefits to going native with your landscaping: improving climate resilience, biodiversity and water conservation, and creating a slice of ...

Native California plants can add color to a water-saving landscape, while attracting hummingbirds and butterflies. Image courtesy San Diego County Water Authority Thirteenth in a series republished ...

This is the latest in a series we call Plant PPL, where we interview people of color in the plant world. If you have any suggestions for PPL to include in our series, tag us on Instagram ...

Brandy Williams’ business is landscape design, but it’s more accurate to think of her as an artist who paints for pollinators, primarily with succulents and what she calls “California friendly” plants ...