The fall season is the preferred occasion to add or relocate plants in the garden. The rationale for this timing focuses on enabling plants to establish their roots in preparation for bursting into ...

California in April is alive with all the colors and scents of spring — a real celebration of the wild and cultivated beauty that this state has to offer. As National Garden Month begins, the ...

Gardening involves a short list of objectives: landscape beauty, drought tolerance, fire resistance (for vulnerable areas), and the enjoyment of gardening. Today’s column focuses on the benefits of ...

Palms and apartments against a blue sky in southern California. - Brandon Rosenblum/Getty Images California has a reputation as the land of endless sunshine and palm trees, but anyone who has lived ...

Want to wander through a breathtaking natural space this fall? California has one of the "most beautiful" gardens in the country, according to HGTV. The cable network searched for the best spot in ...

California Botanic Garden is the new name for the state’s largest garden of California native plants, 86 acres near the Claremont Colleges of more than 1,200 native species, including redwoods and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

NOVATO, Calif. (KGO) -- If you've got a gas-powered lawnmower or leaf blower or any other garden equipment, you may have to give it up completely. California is considering a statewide ban on the ...

The Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen, famous for its preservation of rare and endangered Asian plants, has two public special debuts — a new permanent 22-acre California Trail and a “From East to ...

Landscaping with California native plants has probably never been more compelling than it is today, when gardeners throughout Southern California are taking drastic measures to keep their yards ...

Gardens reflect personal visions, and most gardeners appreciate their visions (if not the current reality of their gardens). If nothing else, they appreciate successful gardens and landscapes, which ...