Along with the August events calendar, you can learn about the Theodore Payne Foundation’s discount on plants, the ‘L.A.’s Garden’ exhibit open daily at Descanso Gardens and more.
Gardening & Houseplants
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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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.
For 50-plus years, Weidner’s Gardens in Encinitas has specialized in ‘growing color,’ from begonias to poinsettias.
You’re probably aware that fallen leaves make good mulch, but they can also aid the garden and the flower beds if you make leaf mold.
Those who love gardening tend to prefer quality over ritzy bling. This Gift Guide list is heavy on handsome, useful items for plant lovers that won’t break the bank even if you opt to choose two or three.
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is getting plants this month, about 5,000 native plants grown from seed gathered from the surrounding hills in 2022.
