In the first two weeks of spring in L.A., our mountains have turned greener and flowers are blooming. These hikes will give you much to celebrate about all that spring brings.

Winter can be hard on your yard and plants, but spring is the perfect time of year to refresh and revitalize your garden.

In this new column, For the Love of Dirt, a passionate amateur gardener shares her experiences, tips and resources for growth ...

These last few years as a gardener, I’ve struggled with “weather whiplash”. I try to be flexible, however, even yoga hasn’t made me nimble enough to adjust to deluges of ...

While the profuse show of brilliant white flowers of Callery pear ( Pyrus calleryana) might seem a welcome sight in the still brown and gray landscape of central Ohio in early April, this non-native ...

A global study of 270,000 plant species reveals how climate, soil, and ancient geography shape where plants grow and live.

There’s something innately heart-soaring about walking among flowers and greenery after winter’s stretch of bareness. It’s ...

Contemporary artist Sam Van Aken is bringing the “Tree of 40 Fruit” to Temple University’s main campus in Philadelphia. This ...

It’s a whole new way to think about art.” As far as the “Tree of 40 Fruit,” it generally takes one year to know if the graft ...

There are all kinds of markers that gardening season has arrived, but the most prominent one is the return of people to ...

If you go walking in the wild, you might expect that what you're seeing is natural. All around you are trees, shrubs and ...

The time, effort, and dedication needed to train for a race or marathon make crossing the finish line so rewarding for many ...