Why this drought-tolerant ground cover may be… About 10 years ago, we traded our fescue for UC Verde buffalograss. The transformation took several months, but our…
This drought-tolerant plant is eye-catching and… My amole (Beschorneria yuccoides) is blooming and as it is adjacent to the sidewalk, passersby stop and stare.…
California’s tough, fast-growing,… California poppies are common along Marin’s rocky slopes, bluffs and roadsides. The California poppy, Eschscholzia…
How one renter swapped his lawn for a… Landscape designer Paul Robbins had more than water conservation in mind when he removed the muddy turf and bamboo…
On a block full of lawns, she ditched grass for… Long before the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared a water shortage emergency and ordered…
Why this may be the colorful, drought-tolerant… Q. “We just moved to Riverside County near Lake Mathews. The weather is very hot in the summer (three months of…
Everything you need to know about ferns,… There is something otherworldly about ferns. Their fronds suggest feathers and wings, and so when looking at them…