The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

For a lazy gardener natives are a godsend, requiring less fertilizing, less water and less attention in general.

The city of Tehachapi has announced the Tehachapi Poppy Project, an effort to provide thousands of free California poppy seed packets to residents of Tehachapi and the Greater Tehachapi area.

If you want some fast-growing flowers to add bright color and interest to flower borders this summer, it is not too late. June is an excellent time to sow lots of annual flower seeds that can ...

Wildflowers have been few and far between this season due to the dry winter. But some have discovered a poppy field in the tiny community of Elizabeth Lake. (Raul Roa / Los Angeles Times) Nature ...

When people think of California, they may simply imagine beaches and amusement parks, but the state has far more to offer than that. California is famous for its spring wildflower blooms, and one of ...

Spring is here, and many native plants are coming into bloom. Orange California poppies color the roadside and hills. Redbuds burst with magenta flowers. Butterflies flutter among the blue dicks in ...

This season's wildflower bloom in Southern California state parks is expected to be small due to below-average winter rainfall, according to California State Parks. Wildflower growth depends on a ...