High Desert rain this week comes just in time for spring bloom season. Here are the top places to photograph spring wildflowers in Southern California.

Last year at holiday time I was given a most unusual gift: an amaryllis bulb encased in wax. I had no idea such a thing existed, so I immediately looked ...

Poinsettias, or botanically speaking, Euphorbia pulcherrima, grow best outdoors in temperate climates. They come from Central ...

For about two weeks every February, San Francisco is privy to a breathtaking sight: the peak bloom of Golden Gate Park’s ...

Some Santa Cruz County wineries, including Madson Wines and Birichino, are in limbo over when – or if – their exports, representing tens of thousands of dollars, will be accepted by the Canadian ...