In this month's newsletter, you'll learn about native plants that bring color to summer, get details on a film about native ...

Bring a hat, your gloves, water, and your favorite garden tool and spend some time working with fellow gardeners to maintain ...

The longest journey may indeed begin with a single step, but the origin story of one of my formative gardening explorations ...

Nikki Yunker Birds, butterflies and bumble bees joined local leaders and community members in recognizing the 25th ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 20, 2026 — The Victor and Susan Schaff Family Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to support the ...

As wildflowers go, the mountain jewelflower is demure, clever and quietly unbreakable. It has spread across many of California's iconic landscapes, from Sonoma wine country to the oak-dotted foothills ...

Guest speaker Jennifer Roberts will explore how to use composting in your own backyards to reduce landfill waste and help ...

First it was the super bloom, now Californians are flocking to botanical gardens for some soul cleansing respite. Here are ...

Winter strips most landscapes down to bare branches and frost-covered ground. For birds that stay through the cold months ...

Authorities in Northern California alerted residents on Tuesday about an invasive species found on plants from Costco that ...

Monocots possess four morphological characteristics — and one anatomical one — that account for the success of many species.