If you have space in your garden for a large shrub or small multi-trunked tree that will live for decades, is attractive year-round, and provides food and shelter for wildlife, you can hardly beat ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Good morning. This week’s ‘tree of the week’ comes with, at no ...

They will be featured, along with a variety of other choice plants from the Ruth Bancroft Garden in our Succulent Holiday Centerpieces workshop at 2 p.m. Nov. 19. Go to our website for more ...

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to name the native, drought-tolerant toyon plant as the city’s official plant. The toyon – its formal name is Heteromeles … ...

There’s a similar native plant called the California holly, also known as Toyon. That’s what indigenous people named the plant before the Europeans showed up. “Toyon is actually very edible, and it ...

Sonoma County’s toyon plant is a merry, bright survivor. The shrub provides color in gray winter, is native to Sonoma County and resilient after wildfires.

The evergreen tree can be a large bush or a small tree. In the summer, the flowers form in terminal clusters. Each flower is white and five-petaled, about 1/4-inch wide.

Conserving overwintering habitat is crucial for native wildlife. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) ...