Volunteer in L.A. and win tickets to Olivia Rodrigo’s O.C. festival
The August heat is humming along. Over at Arroyo High School in the scorching San Gabriel Valley city…
The pros and cons of planting native plants midsummer
Welcome to August, typically Los Angeles’ hottest month. It’s already been hot every day for weeks, at least…
After a wet, hot winter, summer fruit trees in SoCal are suffering
Welcome to mid-summer! I hope you’ve been enjoying the fruit of the season. I know some of you…
Where to find wildflowers near and around Los Angeles
Early winter rains followed by multiple heat waves sped up the timeline of spring’s arrival in Los Angeles…
California desert wildflowers are putting on a show: Where to see them
California’s deserts are bursting with color this spring as strong wildflower displays sprout across the fields of Southern…
L.A.’s plant community remembers Jeanette Marantos
Editor’s note: Following the death of Times plants writer Jeanette Marantos, we are pushing pause on our monthly…
Billie Eilish and Finneas make Grammy history for song of the year win
Siblings Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell nabbed the Grammy for song of the year, becoming the first three-time…
Start 2026 by playing Plant Bingo in Southern California
Welcome to 2026! Cue the horns, confetti 🎉 and sighs of relief that we can finally put 2025…
It’s only December but this SoCal desert escape is already blanketed in wildflowers
Wildflower seekers typically must wait until February or March to see blankets of color in Borrego Springs but,…
An excerpt from Myriam Gurba’s ‘Poppy State’
The author as a disgruntled teen. (Taken from “Poppy State”© Copyright 2025 by Myriam Gurba, photographs by the…