May 13—Ceanothus is a diverse group of shrubs called by the common nicknames "Wild lilac" and "California lilac", since the majority of species are native to California. It's easy to find a spot for ...

Manzanita (Arctostaphylos) and Ceanothus are two common plants found throughout California. There are approximately 60 species of Arctostaphylos, from prostrate forms to tree size. There are ...

Ceanothus, or Wild Lilac, normally a late-winter or early-spring blooming native plant, can sometimes be triggered by rain ...

For me, the great question at the plant nursery these days is whether to buy the little plant or the big one. The small Hot Lips salvias I bought two years ago are fat and fluffy and covered with ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown shrub. This shrub, a western ...

Question: My house is on a corner lot in a housing development, on a street that gets busy during commuting hours. I’d like to plant a hedge near the sidewalk to muffle the traffic noise and provide ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. With the drought continuing to put pressure ...