Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barbara Chung turned her townhouse terrace into a habitat garden of California native plants. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times ...

Welcome to the first issue of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter, with a list of this month’s plant-related activities and upcoming events. But first, today’s lesson in Los Angeles’ changing landscapes ...

Certification lasts when function leads: native plants, clean water, shelter, low-chemical care, and year-round habitat ...

Madagascar forest cannot fully recover naturally because invasive strawberry guava creates nutrient poor soil.

With several students each summer and the director of community engagement Gail Heffner, Professor Dave Warners investigated the restoration of native plants and native habitats in urban areas that ...

A new study finds milkweed plants from retailers across the country contain pesticides that could harm the monarch butterflies attracted to the plants. Milkweed is a host plant for monarchs, and many ...

Millions of acres of wildlife habitat have been lost to corn production across America's heartland in recent years and the damage is worst nearest ethanol production plants. That's the finding of a ...

The Montgomery and Delaware counties Habitat will plant about 250 trees this Saturday in Pottstown, Norristown, Upper Darby, and Lansdowne for Earth Day. Habitat for Humanity is hosting Rock the Block ...

Researchers have found a reliable way to get soybean plants to produce bigger soybeans—and it doesn’t involve a lab. According to a recent study done at North Carolina State University, bees will give ...

The rejuvenating effects of controlled fire are critical to the vibrancy of many plant communities and wildlife habitat, but its use is often misunderstood, especially when used as a tool in early ...

Design a neat, drought-tolerant South Texas landscape with trees, shrubs and blooms that feed birds, butterflies and hummingbirds year-round.