Theodore Payne Foundation selected a perennial multi-tour favorite, the Urban Wildlife Garden, to be featured on the 2026 Native Plant Garden Tour.

California's native blooming trees remind us to keep our chins and eyes up. Celebrate these lovelies during California Arbor Week March 7-14.

This delightful space will make its tour debut on the Theodore Payne Foundation Native Plant Garden Tour in 2026.

Angelenos are notoriously freedom-loving and creative. So why would we settle for the same hum-drum turf grass lawns planted everywhere else? Find a more perfect match.

ove isn’t always sunshine and roses. Neither is LA. When we learn to make the most of life’s inevitable storms, we get stronger. Together.

With Audubon Society starting its Backyard Bird Count, it's a great time to review Gordon Ownby's tips for catching birds in native habitats.

No, we do not have a psychologist on staff. We cannot guess your Enneagram type from a glance at your home. That said, we have been preparing wildfire defensive gardens for more than a decade now, and we do see some patterns. Here is our very technical, super-statistical assessment of what you might need and feel as you prepare the 5-feet closest to your home to resist wildfire.

The right landscape will fit you and your home like a glove. Finding that just-right fit requires being open about your needs an also considering the needs of your plant partners. We're happy to play matchmaker!

Located a stone’s throw from any fire severity area, we sit a short walk from foothill trails. This is where we walk our talk about hyperlocal native plants, full climate planting and fire defense.