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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Yahoo

Every yard makes a difference. Native-plant champion Doug Tallamy's got a new book explaining how

If you’re a human living on this planet, you should get to know Doug Tallamy, the entomologist and University of Delaware professor whose groundbreaking 2006 book, “Bringing Nature Home,” supercharged ...
AOL

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 ...