The West, especially California, very early became known as a flowery region. Plant exploration began in the 1500s, with the...
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From the sidewalk nothing suggests that 3017 Wheeler Street, Berkeley, is the address of a remarkable gardener. There are, it...
The name madroño was long used in Spain for the strawberry tree, a plant of the maquis, thickets, and rocky...
Throughout the great length of our Pacific Coast Mediterranean climate region winter can be a special, rewarding time in our...
Water is essential for plant life because it is the primary constituent of all living cells. In cells depleted of...
This crisis — the drought — has exemplified two seemingly contradictory characteristics of human nature. The first is the incredible...