Margaret Chen shares her winter maintenance practices for established California natives — simple rituals for thriving plants in Irvine.
How Lake Forest homeowners turned a struggling backyard into their favorite outdoor space — with help from a local rebate program.
First-time homebuyers turned a bare 850-square-foot backyard into an Instagram-worthy entertainer's dream — and slashed their water bill in the process.
A Tustin couple gave their 35-year-old backyard a complete makeover with California natives, a rock fountain, and a fire pit — and saved $4,000 doing it.
How long-time Portola Hills residents turned a fire-risk headache into a stunning, low-maintenance landscape — hand-laying 12,000 pounds of river rock along the way.
