The Humboldt Botanical Garden will hold its annual “Spring Plant Sale” May 1 and 2. The garden is located at 7707 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka. “HBG is excited to invite the public to explore the many ...

The Coulter’s Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri), a California/Baja native plant, is a paradox. It is described as both “difficult to grow” and “invasive.” How can that be? Years ago, I decided the ...

Introduced into cultivation and first sold to gardeners by Theodore Payne a century ago, he dubbed this great white beauty "Queen of California flowers." Commonly known as Matilija poppy, it was ...

While the California poppy's annual run isn't nearly over — you can still find the delicate petals fluttering in front yards across our region — the chance to view these ethereal icons at the Antelope ...