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Fruits and vegetables need plenty of nutrients and water to thrive in a garden. California native plants prefer unamended soils and need little water once they’re established. Separation is the key to ...

Native trees and flowers in your garden will bring in more birds than ever before. Learn which native plants are best for birds.

It’s a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and support bees and other pollinators. “No Mow May” was started in 2019 ...

Anthony Marinello used to spend $200 to $300 a month — excluding fall and spring cleanups — on professional landscaping and maintenance of his family's West Hempstead property. Before that, he spent ...

"This abridged work is based on the author's Native American ethnobotany published by Timber Press, Inc. in 1998." "Based on 25 years of research that combed every historical and anthropological ...

California is home to 1,600 species of native bees — nearly 10% of the world's bee species. These pollinators evolved alongside local ecosystems, crops and climates — and are responsible for ...

A "straight species" is a native plant in its original, wild form, while a "cultivar" is bred by humans for specific traits. Straight species plants are generally preferred for their proven ecological ...