AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatar1 day agoThis iconic wildflower spot can be dazzling. Is it worth the trek from L.A. this year?verified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Jeanette MarantosCarrizo Plain National Monument in eastern San Luis Obispo County is one of California’s most iconic wildflower viewing areas, but is this year’s display worth the 150-mile drive from L.A.? If you’re looking for blankets of bright color covering the hills, the answer is no. But if you want a …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatar2 days agoThis Storybook cottage's native plant wonderland shows how gorgeous no grass can beverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Jeanette MarantosWater-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. Once upon a time, under Universal Studios’ watchful Minion eye, there was a Storybook house in Studio City with a steep, sagging roof, a towering, …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatarHoping to see a superbloom this spring? Look no further than Los Angeles International Airportverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Summer LinLos Angeles residents hoping to see a superbloom this spring don’t need to go far — a field of wildflowers has sprung up between the runways at Los Angeles International Airport. A series of recent storms and heavy rains have caused wildflowers to bloom in the grassy unpaved sections of the …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatarSage Against the Machine is how L.A.'s native plant nerds release their rageverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Jeanette MarantosIn a cavernous convention hall in Northern California, at the end of a long, loooong day of important, yes, but eventually mind-numbing presentations about native plants, nearly 200 scientists, botanists and students had had enough. It was pushing 9 p.m. and everyone, exhausted from paying …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatar15 best native plants to grow in your yard if you also want fragrant bouquetsverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Jeanette MarantosAttention, anyone who thinks native blooms are brilliant in the wild — or our yards — but don’t work in bouquets. Boy, are we wrong. This isn’t an invitation to trample wildflower fields to pick bouquets — our precious wildflowers need to stay unpicked so their seeds will produce blooms in the future — …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatarSpring into the world of native plants at the L.A. Times Plants booth at Festival of Booksverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Jeanette MarantosThe L.A. Times Plants booth returns to The Times’ Festival of Books on April 20-21 with the Theodore Payne Foundation and the California Native Plant Society. Find us in the Pink Zone at Booth 404, where we’ll be giving away our curated wildflower seed collection and stickers, as well as selling …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatarHow to get an inside look at gorgeous private gardens in and around L.A.verified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Jeanette MarantosWith all the recent rain, 2024 is shaping up to be a fabulous year for flowers, not just in the wild but also in private gardens around Southern California. Lucky for garden enviers, many of those gates will be opening wide this spring as part of the annual fundraising tradition known as garden …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatarHow to turn grocery store staples into plants that will thrive in an L.A. gardenverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - By Alex GrovesRed ripe tomatoes, juicy pineapple and tongue-scorching peppers — the produce aisle at the grocery store is full of possibilities for cooking a great meal, but it can also be a great starting point for a prolific garden. There are many types of produce on store shelves that can be turned into …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatarThe lush plant shop where people play in the dirt — and leave feeling renewedverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Kailyn BrownOn a Sunday afternoon, inside a whimsical Redondo Beach plant shop, eight women and I sat at a workshop table, smiling and laughing as we played with dirt. With bird chirping sounds and mediation music humming in the background, we closed our eyes and dug our hands into containers filled with soil, …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatarWill 2024 give us a superbloom — and where to see wildflowers nowverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Jeanette MarantosCome spring in California, after even a little bit of rain, people start asking the big questions: When does the Wild Flower Hotline start up and will this year be a superbloom? The first question is easy: Theodore Payne Foundation’s Wild Flower Hotline resumes on March 8, and updates every Friday …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatar12 readers tell us about their favorite trees in L.A.verified_publisherLos Angeles TimesAs part of “The greatest trees of Los Angeles” project, The Times asked readers to tell us about the trees they love in L.A. What flooded our inbox were not simply specimen names and locations but personal stories. Trees, it turns out, can spark memories, mark time and give us a comforting place to …
AvatarLos Angeles TimesAvatarAvatarTurf is out. Native grasses are in. Here are 4 lush low-water optionsverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Jeanette MarantosTearing out your lawn can be a tough decision, especially if you have children or dogs who love to roll and play. Or — no judgment here — maybe you just enjoy the visual serenity of a swath of green in a region where the hills go brown in the summer. The good news is there are low-water, lushly green …