Question. My podocarpus has black on the leaves and suffers in the sun during the heat. What should I do? Answer. Podocarpus are tough, durable plants that can grow under challenging situations, but ...

In a corner of our backyard patio, we enjoy a strawberry arbutus tree (Arbutus unedo) with a canopy that provides shade for us and home for several generations of hummingbirds. We planted it 10 years ...

Despite a neighborhood’s best efforts in trying to save a 60-year-old Podocarpus tree on their block, Whittier’s City Council has approved the removal of the beloved neighbor on Comstock Avenue. But ...

A group of residents in Whittier have come together to put a stop to the removal of a tree in their neighborhood – and a majority of Whittier City Council agreed to try and find a way to keep the ...

it seems that not even the low-character, high-density redevelopment of Hillcrest can take away that neighborhood's ongoing contributions to the arts. Jim Weaver’s new Timbercaster guitar started life ...