San Diego Union-Tribune

Her native plant garden brings all the butterflies to the yard — and admirers too

LOS ANGELES — When Aurora Anaya bought her little art deco house on a corner lot in the small city of Whittier, she was excited about the chance to create her own garden. And then she met a man at the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

In a hot neighborhood full of brown lawns, his DIY native plant garden thrives

The temperature was in the 90s in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, but that didn’t deter an astonishing number of monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and bees from feeding on the ...
Los Angeles Times

15 best native plants to grow in your yard if you also want fragrant bouquets

Attention, 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 ...
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Bountiful veggies or fragrant native plants? Here's how to get a dreamy yard with both

Here's the dilemma: Fruits and vegetables are among the neediest of flora because they require lots of nutrients and water to produce the delicious, healthful foods we love to eat. California native ...
Orange County Register

What you need to know about buying and planting California native plants

Q. I would like to plant California natives in my yard, but I don’t know where to buy them. I would also like to see them planted so I know what they look like when they’re full-grown. Your original ...
PBS

Native Plants: Design and Forage

Layer your garden from pathway to treetop for beauty, wildlife, and good eating. Layer your garden from pathway to treetop for beauty, wildlife, and good eating. Explore a native plant garden that ...
The Union Democrat

A wildfire charred their LA yard — but it let them create a lush native plant landscape

There was a silver lining, however: They now had a blank slate to create a new landscape heavy on the California native shrubs and other water-saving Mediterranean-climate plants Margaret had long ...
Los Angeles Times

In a hot L.A. neighborhood full of brown lawns, his DIY native plant garden thrives

Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. The temperature was in the 90s in West Hills, but ...
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Her native plant garden brings all the butterflies to the yard — and local admirers too

Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. When Aurora Anaya bought her little Art Deco house ...