Our list of the best botanic gardens in Southern California spans Santa Barbara to San Diego and includes gardens everyone ...

Without planning, a landscape of California native plants can feel a little drab, especially in late summer when many go ...

Meadow rue (Thalictrum polycarpum) is a California native buttercup for the shade garden that has soft, intricately-laced leaves atop succulent stems that rise up from underground. Anemone or ...

When planting under or near trees be careful not to damage them when creating your shade garden. Don’t bury, cut, dig, or ...

New state regulations will guarantee outdoor workers toiling under the blazing California sun a quart of water each hour, training to recognize heatstroke symptoms and shade to escape the heat if ...

Discover five shade-tolerant veggies for low-light gardens. Get expert tips from gardeners on growing snap peas, beetroot, ...

Shade gardens allow unexpected or unique plants to thrive. Victorians, for example, amassed ferns in their shade gardens, making “ferneries” where guests could sit and while away the hours ...