Botany

When it comes to a choice between forestry industry profits and bats, it makes sense to go with the bats. That was my position just 11 days ago, while discussing the "white-nose syndrome" that has wiped out millions of hibernating bats in the eastern...

Q. I'm contacting you in regards to an issue that I originally submitted a request for back in early August to the City Department of Traffic and Lighting. As of today, the request has not received a final response, so I thought I would drop your office a...

Tara Kolla was born in Inglewood but grew up in Europe. She came back to Los Angeles, to a half-acre Silver Lake plot, where she decided to try her hand at "urban farming." Her neighbors objected, so now she mostly works other people's land, and works...

Some area residents still cleaning up from the storm over the weekend are afraid more severe weather will create a bigger mess. "I can just hope and pray it doesn't happen again," said homeowner Nancy Grant. Limbs, branches and power lines litter her...

A spaghetti supper to benefit Clear Spring High School athletics will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 30 S. Martin St. The dinner will be served from 4 to 7 p.m. The menu consists of spaghetti, roll, green beans, Jell-O,...

The Senator, one of the oldest trees in the world and a local gem, died in a mystifying fire on Monday, but I'm not buying the cause. The state Division of Forestry said it wasn't arson, after firefighters earlier said it was. Instead, forestry trotted...

Is spring really, finally here? The answer is at your local actively managed forest preserve. Are there little wildflowers popping out beneath the trees? If so, bring out the hammock. One visit to the Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Preserve in Long Grove,...

We lost a lot of beautiful trees in the storm last weekend. There was a truly magnificent magnolia framing a neighbor's historic stone home that I admired every day on my way to work. It was lovely in bloom, but......

L.A. wind storm: Were all the trees that fell critically weakened by poor human care? Now that the storm has left, will we use better sense? Choose the right species to stand up to the coming vagaries of climate change? Put them in smart places? Water...

Home and garden events are listed below. Suggest your own via reader comments. No store promotions and no frivolous links, please. Due to windstorm damage, it is advisable to call ahead and make sure venues are open. Dec. 6: Marla......

Ornamental grasses: A gardeners guide to selecting and placing meadow grasses, sedges and rushes as lyrical, low-water additions to a sustainable landscape....