"Most mature agaves generate offsets (rhizomatous suckers) called 'pups.' This is a vegetative or asexual method of ...

When you tire of growing common plants, it's time to pick some new ones from this list of fun, whimsical garden flowers and ...

Sotol is a Mexican spirit made from a plant in the same family as agave. Learn what sets it apart from tequila and mezcal and ...

Seeds for sweet peas and native California wildflowers should be planted in November to get the best blooms this spring. • Sweet peas have a delicate, unforgettable fragrance that has never been ...

Oregon’s environmental regulators have released proposed requirements to monitor the Ross Island lagoon for toxic algal blooms and stop their spread to the rest of the Willamette River.

When Mark Anderson was eliminated from “The Golden Bachelorette,” the 57-year-old accepted his fate with a sad smile and a tender hug for the woman whose love he’d spent weeks trying to win ...

It’s available in the Agave Room and at the hotel’s Ámbar Restaurante and La Perla, the former penthouse shared by Elizabeth Taylor and Conrad “Nicky” Hilton, the son of the hotel’s ...

Bloom Montessori School announced it would close its child care center in December in an email to parents Friday morning. “I am writing the most difficult email of the past nine years,” Bloom ...

A massive red tide bloom continues to linger offshore from Florida's Gulf Coast, but fortuitous winds have kept the bloom far enough from the shore that it is not impacting local beaches.

An algae bloom around the Santa Monica Pier created a unique "red tide" event on Tuesday. (Photo by Thomas Leffler) For those who saw the colors of the ocean change to red off the Santa Monica Pie ...