While not native to these California deserts, the quirky plant—not an actual palm—is beloved by homeowners. ... A great resource for finding and growing native desert plants. Borrego Springs.

Even California native plants can dry out in the summer. But these varieties will still look good in Los Angeles yards and gardens during the hottest months. Best California native plants for when ...

Plants native to the state are naturally drought tolerant, and help provide a habitat for birds, butterflies and pollinating insects, according to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern ...

California native plants have many pros, ... Cinchweed (Pectic papossa) — Meyer says this desert plant is “very rarely if ever available commercially ...

These 20 drought-tolerant California native plants will help the state's residents create beautiful gardens, preserve water, and foster local wildlife. ... Desert Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) ...

Desert and coast plants are the exceptions, as they like inorganic mulch, sand and pebbles. Plant your plants in the ground at the same level as the soil line in the pot.

But California is a 1,000-mile-long state with different growing conditions in the south and the north, near the coast, or in the Inland Empire, or in the low desert or high desert.

Teaching High Desert students about the use of native plants in landscaped yards has many benefits. First of all, native shrubs like creosote, rubber rabbitbrush, Mormon tea and California ...

It's a unique nursery in that all its plants are native to California. "It's (California) not a desert landscape," Evan Meyer with the Theodore Payne Foundation told CBS2 News This Morning's ...

Over the next month, The Desert Sun and The Living Desert are collaborating on a four-part series, Desert Botany: An Intro to Planting Native in the Coachella Valley, to show you how to build your ...

California native plants are adaptable to many situations and designs. They thrive on little water (unless they grow near streams), add color and attract birds and beneficial insects to the garden.

At the helm of Wilder California, Bay Area photographer Jane Wilder often finds herself in Southern California to capture the flora and fauna dotting the desert. Her prints can be seen in the ...