If Walt Whitman had lived in California, he might have written, "When ceanothus last in the dooryard bloom'd," for in California, it is the ceanothus that marks the "ever-returning spring." A native ...

California native plants are getting more attention these days. More nurseries, including our local Cherry Valley Nursery, are now carrying them. But many people don’t realize California natives have ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown shrub. This shrub, a western ...

Once established, avoid pruning. On very young plants, pinch out the soft young shoots in spring to make bushier specimens. If necessary, trim over-long flowering shoots by half with a pair of sharp ...