California native plants tend to be more modest than their hyper-gaudy non-native cousins more readily available on nursery shelves. Many California native plants also go dormant in the summer, which ...

The California Botanic Garden is a place where education, beauty, and conservation seamlessly come together. Located in Claremont, this living museum showcases the extraordinary diversity of ...

We never think a wildfire will affect us … until it does. In the last year alone, we’ve heard news of devastating fires in ...

California is home to 1,600 species of native bees — nearly 10% of the world's bee species. These pollinators evolved alongside local ecosystems, crops and climates — and are responsible for ...

Fruits and vegetables need plenty of nutrients and water to thrive in a garden. California native plants prefer unamended soils and need little water once they’re established. Separation is the key to ...

Projects affiliated with the University of California have helped farmers integrate and support native bee populations. The presence of native pollinators not only increases crop yield, research has ...

(THE CONVERSATION) It took decades, stacks of legal paperwork and countless phone calls, but, in the spring of 2025, a California Chuckchansi Native American woman and her daughter walked onto a ...

Gwen Bartonek is endlessly fascinated by hummingbirds. She loves observing their territorial behavior. “They wait and they look at their territory all day and as soon as somebody else comes, they dive ...

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 ...