Dating back thousands of years in China and Japan, the ancient art of bonsai has long captivated gardeners. Indeed, growing ...

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Bad weather, failed government policies and a fast-spreading virus are reducing output from the world’s top cocoa-growing ...

Grafting fruit trees - combining two or more different trees into one - is a fun undertaking for gardeners. Here's everything ...

At times, it seems as though Luther Burbank is still a living presence here in Sonoma County. Maybe that’s because many of ...

creating space for some plants and trees to revitalize. Researchers say less-dense forests are more natural and healthy. But more often in California, wildfires ignite a furious competition for life.

Trees that are planted too close together will also compete for water, sunlight, and nutrients for the soil, preventing them all from growing to their full potential. The ideal space between plants ...

The heat comes fast in June while the rain dries ... Ignored are the most valuable plants in the landscape, the trees and shrubs. There is a false sense that the trees and shrubs are more self ...

As I drive to and from winter recreation sites in the Central Gorge and nearby mountains, I can’t help but notice the native ...

Wildfires can burn millions of acres of land at shockingly fast speeds ... and a new generation of seedlings to grow. In fact, some species of trees, like sequoias, rely on fire for their seeds ...