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 ...

Most gardeners reach for flowers first when they want to help bees and butterflies. That’s not a bad instinct, but trees tend ...

• Native milkweed giveaway: Stop by The Nat membership table outside to grab a free native narrowleaf milkweed to plant in your garden at home. • California native plant sale: The Nat is partnering ...

When you add new flowering plants to your garden this year, be sure to keep pollinators in mind. Planting for pollinators is a colorful way to attract bees, butterflies, birds and insects to your ...

I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, drew my attention to a number of bee-attracting trees. The first of these is ...

April is the perfect time to get back into the garden, where you can delight at bumblebees buzzing among spring's first flowers. As a fan of pollinators, you no doubt already know how important it is ...

Most Orange County gardeners know that feeling: the yard looks great in spring, a little thin by midsummer, and downright ...

Pollinating insects are getting their habitats back at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach. Volunteers put nearly 850 California native plants in the ground over the weekend at Hopkins Wilderness ...

For generations, the manicured green lawn stood as a quiet measure of respectability. Trim edges, vivid color, zero weeds. It ...

Windsor Town Green Community Garden: The Windsor Garden Club invites community gardeners to come on out for the Second Saturday Workday from 9 a.m. to noon. July 11 at the Windsor Town Green Community ...