Description: Ceanothus is a genus of more than 50 species, mostly evergreen, ornamental, flowering shrubs. They are mainly native to California, though some are found in the East, the Northwest and ...

I'm after a swing seat – a ­simple hardwood ­design, around 6ft in length, would be fine. I plan to hang it from a scaffolding pole supported at each end by two posts, so I don't need a frame or a ...

THE farther one travels from Los Angeles, the better the chances of seeing California’s most ravishing native shrub, variously named backbrush, or snowbush, or pine mat, or whitethorn, or mountain ...

For gardeners trying to conserve water, xeriscape gardening promotes the use of drought-tolerant plants. When it comes to xeriscape gardening, the ideal plant combines drought-tolerance with beauty, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring fling: Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’ flowers (Alamy Stock Photo) Where would we be without wisteria? Its scent hangs in the air and ...

Helen Birks is in a bit of a quandary about her spring-flowering ceanothus (variety unknown) that she says has suffered from last winter’s extremes. It is about 8ft high, and spread in an umbrella ...