Native plant advocates question why the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art didn’t use more California plants in its California-inspired garden. In response, they offer to help add more native plants to the mix.
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Growing mushrooms at home is more complicated than buying soil and seeds, but very doable with the help of premade kits. Here are expert tips on mushroom care.
In our Plant PPL series, we interview people of color in the plant world, including plantfluencers, plant stylists, floral artists, enthusiasts, experts and garden store owners.
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In his ongoing series, photographer Kevin Cooley has captured thousands of images of plants and trees blooming and surviving after the 2025 Eaton fire in Altadena.
For Julia Lee, tearing out her lawn and replacing it with drought tolerant plants was about more than saving water. It was also an opportunity to connect with her neighbors.
L.A. Times staffers will be joined by representatives from the Theodore Payne Foundation and the California Native Plant Society who will share plant information and resources at this year’s Festival of Books.
‘It’s really been a joy to reunite the soil with the plants that belong here,’ Christopher Smee says of removing his lawn and planting California natives.
From California native wildflowers to historic Midcentury Modern design, this guide offers details about spring garden tours in Southern California.
It wasn’t a superbloom year, and that’s OK. Here are the best spots to see an abundance of colorful wildflowers in Southern California.
Florist Abriana Vicioso is reimagining the traditional flower workshop as a communal “guided journey,” using botanical arts to foster healing and connection in the heart of Los Angeles.
Jeanette Marantos, a Features reporter, died following an emergency heart issue. She helped educate readers about native California plants. She described her reporting as her own ongoing education.
The best hope for a potential superbloom is if Southern California can get some cool, wet weather next week, one expert says, but the chances of that are iffy.
Susanne Hammel-Sawyer knew almost nothing about the traditions of her Chumash ancestors until she was 70. Today she is one of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ premier basketmakers.
In Borrego Springs, you’ll find a mini explosion of sunflowers, desert sand-verbena, basket evening primrose and even elusive desert lilies.
For the second time in three years, someone has been hacking off and stealing waxy, 2-to-4-foot-long serrated leaves from agave plants at east Torrance homes.
