Ojai resident and consulting arborist Jan Scow has been working with plants for 58 years and caring for the trees that live ...

The dragonfly in this reader’s photo has been identified as a green darner dragonfly with the botanical name Anax junius.

Winter is usually a quiet time for most gardens, with many plants and trees in their dormant phase. However, there are some things you can do during the winter to get ready for spring. One garden task ...

The first winter I got brave with pruning, I “tidied up” a lilac on a sunny January afternoon. Come spring, the shrub was covered in lush, healthy leaves… and not a single flower. I’d cut off every ...