He replaced his lawn with drought-tolerant plants to withstand the heat.
Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles's past. These seriesWe highlight courtyards with alternative landscaping and low water consumption built…
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Huntington's stinking corpse flower is about to bloom
It's sweaty, smelly season again at the Huntington Library, Art Gallery and Botanical Gardens. One of its rare corpse flowers…
Advice from a 40-year-old urban property owner
In 1984, a determined entrepreneur named Jules Dervaes Jr. brought his wife and children from a 10-acre farm in rural…
California experiences a pre-summer surge in wildfires, “alarming” for the rest of the year
California's summer is off to a fiery start after an explosion of wildfire activity across the state this week, with…
Buy and consume marijuana at the California State Fair site
For the first time in the 170-year history of the California State Fair, scheduled to open July 12 in Sacramento,…
Killing Joshua trees for a solar project in the desert? Readers don't want any of that.
It's been a while since we've had this much outpouring about something that has nothing to do with Donald Trump:…
Poppies are scarce in Southern California this year
Scan the hills of the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve and you'll notice something is missing. Golden poppies. Even as…
What to do in Los Angeles in December: fashion launches, art, pop-ups
Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy Aerial view of Luna Luna in Moorweide park. Hamburg, Germany, 1987. Photo: © Sabina Sarnitz. Courtesy…
This Compton restaurant has a kind message for whoever stole its potted palm
Francisca Ríos went to her family's restaurant in Compton on Monday to water potted plants outdoors, as usual. That's when…
Hiltzik: Non-union auto workers seek to undermine UAW deal
A curious thing happened in the wake of the United Auto Workers' recent contractual agreements with major auto companies. Toyota…